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When Man Quits Monastery Abroad Hes Tight Lipped

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noun

• marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters

• edible body of any of numerous oysters

• a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl

verb

• gather oysters, dig oysters

37%12Tight-lipped
adjective satellite

• inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information

37%15 Quiet and tight-lipped
adjective

• not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions

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