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Years ago my ex-sister-in-law sent out a Christmas letter saying that the year had been "hective."
Winter Solstice at The Eagle sfmike 2007
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Being of a very spare and hective constitution, I am forced to make frequent journeys of a mile or two for fresh air; and indeed by this last, which was no further than the village of Chelsea, I am farther convinced of the necessity of travelling to know the world.
The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 George A. Aitken
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