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Tongues Proverbially Said To Go Quickly Crossword Clue

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noun

• (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance

35%13Proverbially
adverb

• in an idiomatic manner

35%7Proverbially industrious creature
noun

• social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers

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