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gentle

Angling a maggot, esp when used as bait in fishing
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In the scene following the Saint Crispin's Day speech, the play offers a dark commentary on those soldiers who, eschewing bravery, seek "gentling" through money.
Whose Saint Crispins' day is it?: Shoemaking, holiday making, and the politics of memory in early modern England

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