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talk nineteen to the dozen

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nine⋅teen

  [nahyn-teen]
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–noun
1. a cardinal number, ten plus nine.
2. a symbol for this number, as 19 or XIX.
3. a set of this many persons or things.
–adjective
4. amounting to nineteen in number.
—Idiom
5. talk nineteen to the dozen, to talk very rapidly or vehemently: Whenever I'm excited I talk nineteen to the dozen.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME nintene, OE nigontȳne. See nine, -teen
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Birds and the Bees Talk
Talk to your kids about waiting Help them make better choices
www.4Parents.gov
The 12
The 12 Tickets. Where Fans Buy & Sell Tickets.
www.StubHub.com
Word Origin & History

nineteen 
O.E. nigontene, from nine (q.v.) + -tene "teen," from ten "ten" (see ten). Nineteenth hole "bar-room in a golf clubhouse" is attested from 1901.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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