Summary
The column goes fossicking and finds simulated sandwiches, mixed meanings and a spoof cheque, which was sent to a Darlington pub by Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs
THE verb "lucubrate" originally meant to work by artificial light, something which might be supposed of Mr Andy Murray at about 10.30pm last Wednesday.See the full content of this document
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Gadfly - Well Lucubrated
Lucubration was nocturnal study, or meditation.
In modern use, adds the Oxford English, lucubrate means to discourse learnedly in writing.The definition is particularly welcome because Martin Snape in Durham has been in touch about Vice Admiral Sir Gilbert Stephenson - the...See the full content of this document
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