TZETZE (or TSETSE) FLY, n. An African insect ("Glossina morsitans") whose bite is commonly regarded as nature's most efficacious remedy for insomnia, though some patients prefer that of the American novelist ("Mendax interminabilis").
Ambrose BierceBEG, v. To ask for something with an earnestness proportioned to the belief that it will not be given.
Ambrose BierceEJECTION, n. An approved remedy for the disease of garrulity. It is also much used in cases of extreme poverty.
Ambrose BierceDentist: a prestidigitator who, putting metal into your mouth, pulls coin out of your pocket.
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