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Toreador N/Adj Bullfighter Rearranged Light Waterproof Slung Shoulder

Word toreador
Definition n/adj. A bullfighter.
Sentence Once or twice he rearranged the light waterproof which he had slung over one shoulder in toreador fashion.
Source Dubliners, "Two Gallants", p. 52

Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary

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