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milksop

[milk-sop] / ˈmɪlkˌsɒp /


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They fudge their lessons and shirk their work at play; regular do-nothing Molly Milksops, I call them.”

From Ernest Bracebridge School Days by Thomas, William I.

Unfortunately they had not noticed that S.S.O.P. spells "sop", but the outside public eagerly seized at such an opportunity, and nicknamed them "the Milksops" on the spot.

From A Patriotic Schoolgirl by Salmon, Balliol




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