henry pelham
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pelham (ˈpɛləm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a horse's bit for a double bridle, less severe than a curb but more severe than a snaffle | |
| [probably from the proper name Pelham] | |
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| Pelham (ˈpɛləm) | |
| —n | |
| Henry. 1696--1754, British statesman: prime minister (1743--54); brother of Thomas Pelham Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle | |
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Henry pelham
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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