life preserver
(dated, UK) A short club with a weighted end.
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(dated, UK) A short club with a weighted end.
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(US) A buoyant ring or vest intended to keep a person afloat.
In such cases, the story is told to illustrate some main truth, which, in this case, is the beer-drinking habit of the people. By this faith, that beer is a life preserver, the English live, and by this they die.
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