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Lady-killing

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La´dy-kill`ing

n.

1.

The art or practice of captivating the hearts of women.

Better for the sake of womankind that this dangerous dog should leave off lady-killing.

- Thackeray.

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Even more angrily, she watches Tolyan revert to lady-killing.

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As sea lions return to the Channel Islands, rangers are keeping an eye out for the bull, whose Goliath proportions and lady-killing tendencies make him the pinniped equivalent of King Henry VIII.

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