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Thread #95824 Message #1868713
Posted By: MartinRyan
25-Oct-06 - 08:18 PM
Thread Name: BS: Who are 'The Dickens'?
Subject: RE: BS: Who are 'The Dickens'?

Partridge gives "Nick" , in this sense, as of later, 18C. origin.
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