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  • 11old bill — Cockney Rhyming Slang Police …

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  • 12the Old Bill — n British the police. A working class London term which slowly entered common currency during the 1970s, partly owing to tele vision police dramas. The term s origins are obscure. It seems to have passed from Bill or Old Bill , a mock affec… …

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  • 13the old bill — the (old) bill british informal phrase the police Thesaurus: general words for the policehyponym Main entry: bill …

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  • 14(the) Old Bill — British, informal, old fashioned the police. The Old Bill was round here yesterday, asking where you were …

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  • 15Old Mother Riley's Circus — is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and John Longden.[1] Old Mother Riley takes over a struggling circus and makes a huge success of it. Cast Arthur Lucan – Mrs. Riley Kitty McShane –… …

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  • 16Old New York (novel) — Old New York (1924) is a collection of four novellas by Edith Wharton, revolving around upper class New York City society in the 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, and 1870s. The novellas are not directly interconnected, though certain fictional characters… …

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  • 17Bill — may refer to: Objects * Billboard (advertising), a board on which to display advertising posters or displays * Billhook, a long handled saw (sometimes weapon) with a curved blade * BILL Anti tank guided weapon, a Swedish anti tank weapon * BILL 2 …

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  • 18Bill Williams — may refer to: * Bill Williams (actor), American film actor * Bill Williams (game designer), game designer and programmer for Atari * Bill Williams (Australian rules footballer), Australian rules football player * Bill Williams (English… …

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  • 19Bill — ► NOUN (the Bill or the Old Bill) Brit. informal ▪ the police. ORIGIN familiar form of the given name William …

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  • 20Bill Campbell (mayor) — Bill Campbell (born 1953 in Raleigh, North Carolina), is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and served as mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. from 1994 to 2002. Campbell was the fifty seventh mayor in the city s history and the …

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