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Lad From Limerick

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noun

• the sound made by a gentle blow

• a light touch or stroke

adverb

• completely or perfectly

adjective satellite

• having only superficial plausibility

• exactly suited to the occasion

verb

• pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

• hit lightly

27%7 Often used to end a limerick
noun

• two items of the same kind

• a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed

27%11 The number of verses in a traditional limerick
adjective satellite

• being three more than eighty

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