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— William Blake

Tyger, tyger, burning bright

In the forests of the night,

What immortal hand or eye

Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

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To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

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Dictionary Entry

codswallop

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˌkɒdzˈwɒl.əp/

Senseless talk or writing; nonsense; rubbish.

In a Sentence

“1993, J. Neville Turner, The One-Day Game – Cricket or Codswallop?, in 2001, David John Headon, The Best Ever Australian Sports Writing: A 200 Year Collection.”

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Common Phrases

. codswallopcodswallop old
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Synonyms

hogswallop

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Related Words

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