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noun • a sudden sharp feeling • a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument • informal words for any attempt or effort verb • use a knife on • stab or pierce • poke or thrust abruptly | ||||||||
29% | 12 | Relating to a prison sentence served outside of prison | ||||||
adjective • (of a parent) Not having custody of a child. • (of a trial sentence) That does not involve a term in prison. | ||||||||
28% | 3 | A Russian prison slang term for a prison cellmate | ||||||
noun • Egyptian god of the earth; father of Osiris and Isis | ||||||||
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