Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The lacrymal or nasal duct, which carries off tears from the eye to the nose. See cut under
lacrymal .
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Examples
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There were truths he might tell if I got down to that tear-duct level, and this time I'd meet no garden hose on the way.
Shattered Francis, Dick 2000
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All of which is a very long-winded way of saying that War Horse the puppet-filled play that's wowed London audiences since 2007 transferred to Broadway last week, and is making New Yorkers weep like there's some sort of highly contagious tear-duct infection doing the rounds on the Upper West Side.
The Guardian World News Patrick Kingsley 2011
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Rabbit may have a tear-duct infection Paula found Fred running loose in her neighborhood about four years ago.
The Seattle Times 2011
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It's a real tear-duct haunter of genuine ache, and the way her voice croaks and willows over the acoustic bassline is just ... ahhhh.
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It's a real tear-duct haunter of genuine ache, and the way her voice croaks and willows over the acoustic bassline is just ... ahhhh.
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It's a real tear-duct haunter of genuine ache, and the way her voice croaks and willows over the acoustic bassline is just ... ahhhh.
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Just no creating new repukes (and please don’t tell me the tear-duct steroid f***tard has already bred).
Think Progress » Cuccinelli: Homosexual ‘acts’ are a ‘detriment to our culture.’ 2010
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Just no creating new repukes (and please don’t tell me the tear-duct steroid f***tard has already bred).
Think Progress » Cuccinelli: Homosexual ‘acts’ are a ‘detriment to our culture.’ 2010
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Just no creating new repukes (and please don’t tell me the tear-duct steroid f***tard has already bred).
Think Progress » Cuccinelli: Homosexual ‘acts’ are a ‘detriment to our culture.’ 2010
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