Prince Albert

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Prince Albert

noun
1.
a city in central Saskatchewan, in S Canada. 28,631.
2.
a long, double-breasted frock coat.
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Al·bert

[al-bert]
noun
1.
Carl (Bert), 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
2.
Prince (Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emanuel, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha), 1819–61, consort of Queen Victoria.
3.
Lake. Also called Albert Nyanza. a lake in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a source of the Nile. 100 miles (160 km) long; 2061 sq. mi. (5338 sq. km); 2030 feet (619 meters) above sea level.
4.
a male given name: from Old High German words meaning “noble” and “bright.”
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Prince Albert
 
n
a man's double-breasted frock coat worn esp in the early 20th century

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Prince Albert
"piercing that consists of a ring which goes through the urethra and out behind the glans," mid-20c., supposedly so-called from the modern legend that Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1819-61), prince consort of Queen Victoria, had one. But the term seems to be not older than bodyart maven Doug Malloy and
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his circle, and the stories about the prince may be fantastical inventions. Perhaps there is some connection with Albert underworld/pawnshop slang for "gold watch chain" (1861), which is probably from the common portraits of the prince in which he is shown with a conspicuous gold watch chain. Many fashions in male dress made popular by him bore his name late 19c.
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  1. n.
    cannabis in general, especially marijuana sold or transported in a Prince Albert pipe tobacco can. (From the 1960s, but still heard.) : Where can I get a can of Prince Albert?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Prince Albert

city, central Saskatchewan, Canada. It lies on the North Saskatchewan River 25 miles (40 km) west of its confluence with the South Saskatchewan River and 88 miles (142 km) northeast of Saskatoon.

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