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callithumpian

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Cal`li`thump´i`an
a.1.Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a callithump.
callithumpian
a participant in a noisy mock serenade, as a charivari.
See also: Performing
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Adj.1.callithumpian - of or relating to a callithump


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