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old lady
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old lady
n. Slang
1. One's mother.
2.
a. One's wife.
b. One's girlfriend, especially a lover with whom one lives.
old lady
n
1. an informal term for mother1, wife [1]
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large noctuid moth, Mormo maura, that has drab patterned wings originally thought to resemble an elderly Victorian lady's shawl
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Noun1.old lady - your own wifeold lady - your own wife; "meet my old lady"    
married woman, wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
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Or as the huge banner draped over the steps of the Old Lady Of Threadneedle Street said: "So Many Battles Against The System And Finally It Ends By Itself.
For once, this dreadlocked coalition we like to refer to as Crusties ... by The Mirror (London, England)
Its title caught my attention immediately because the number crunchers at the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street contrived to put the words "Financial" and "Stability" in the title of their report.
Huge numbers are all around us - but do they add up? IN ASSOCIATION ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street is legally immune from being sued for negligence, and the liquidators - accountants Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu - are aiming to prove "bad faith" on the part of supervisory staff.
Bank of England faces pounds 1bn damages claim by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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