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HOLUS-BOLUS

\hˈə͡ʊləsbˈə͡ʊləs], \hˈə‍ʊləsbˈə‍ʊləs], \h_ˈəʊ_l_ə_s_b_ˈəʊ_l_ə_s]\

Definitions of HOLUS-BOLUS

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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All at a gulp: altogether.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

h[=o]l'us-b[=o]l'us, adv. all at a gulp: altogether.--n. the whole. [A vulgarism, formed from whole, most likely on the analogy of hocus-pocus; hardly conn. with bolus, a pill.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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