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- noun soccer someone connected with Burnley Football Club, as a
fan ,player ,coach etc.
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Examples
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What we call Claret the French term Bordeaux wines; though Clairet is an old French word, still occasionally used, signifying a thin weak potation.
A Residence in France Cooper, J Fenimore 1836
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Instead of Watson winning his sixth British Open, Cink rode away with the 17-inch silver beauty known as the Claret Jug.
Cink's playoff performance denies Watson at British Open 2009
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This conflict is probably most famous for the "Claret" operations.
Archive 2008-05-01 jmnlman 2008
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This conflict is probably most famous for the "Claret" operations.
Britain's Secret War: The Indonesian Confrontation 1962 - 66 by Will Fowler jmnlman 2008
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"Claret" meaning blood dates back at least a couple of centuries; while looking it up, I stumbled upon this wildly entertaining 1736 dictionary of "thieving slang."
Archive 2007-04-01 Douglas Wolk 2007
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"Claret" meaning blood dates back at least a couple of centuries; while looking it up, I stumbled upon this wildly entertaining 1736 dictionary of "thieving slang."
Week 48: Unspoiled Monsters Douglas Wolk 2007
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"Claret," said Wallis, in a tone that seemed to imply no one could drink too much of that.
The Marquis of Lossie George MacDonald 1864
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This is the actual true colour (Bendigo Woollen Mills 'Claret').
Pea Soup 2010
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This was top secret and details of these so-called "Claret" operations were not revealed until the 1980s and only officially admitted in 1996.
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"Claret" is the term that was used by the British for red wines from Bordeaux.
unknown title 2009
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