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tom
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noun
male cat
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noun
(= turkey cock)
male turkey
Tom
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noun
(ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites
burke
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verb
get rid of, silence, or suppress
burke an issue
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verb
murder without leaving a trace on the body
Burke
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noun
British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
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noun
(= Burk)
United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)