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Cutlass Successor

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38%6 Designate (someone) as successor or potential successor
verb

• choose by or as if by divine intervention

• administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

31%6 Type of naval cutlass
noun

• a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors

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New York Times28 Feb 2015 Down 54 ALERO
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