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To: Clutch Martin
Not really; actually diametrically the complete OPPOSITE to what you posted!

How so?

Those words were in common ( meaning "vulgar" )usage,at that time and even the very lowest of the low ( more so than others, even ), who saw his plays knew what they meant.

A very easy one, to understand now, because the vulgarity is still in usage, is in TAMING OF THE SHREW, in the iconic first meeting between between Kate and Petruchio...using the word "TAIL"; which can be taken 2 different ways!

And that's one of the very LEAST of the examples I can give you.

185 posted on 07/17/2019 7:18:47 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: nopardons

Cryptic profanity and as applied, allusions are parallel. Allusions aren’t always profane.


297 posted on 07/18/2019 3:27:11 AM PDT by Clutch Martin (The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
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