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RUE-BARGAIN

\ɹˈuːbˈɑːɡɪn], \ɹˈuːbˈɑːɡɪn], \ɹ_ˈuː_b_ˈɑː_ɡ_ɪ_n]\

Definitions of RUE-BARGAIN

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.

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A forfeit paid for withdrawing from a bargain. "He said it would cost him a guinea of rue-bargain to the man who had bought his pony before he could get it back again."-Sir W. Scott.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
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