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knee-deep |
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knee-deep Adjective 1. so deep as to reach or cover the knees 2.
a. sunk to the knees: knee-deep in mud b. deeply involved: knee-deep in work ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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A RICH Woman having returned from abroad disembarked at the foot of Knee-deep Street, and was about to walk to her hotel through the mud. Every freak of prodigality was indulged to its fullest extent, and in a little while most of the trappers, having squandered away all their wages, and perhaps run knee-deep in debt, were ready for another hard campaign in the wilderness. I remained standing knee-deep in the heather, staring at the mound that hid them. |
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