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From: "Robert C. McArtor" <>
Subject: Re: [OLDWORDS] "deucedly"
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 09:52:47 -0400

Here is an amateurish "guess." As a "duece" in playing cards is a two (2),
could the expression mean it is "doubly" practical or "twice" as practical?
Aye, Bob McArtor

BookWoman wrote:

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> Subject: [OLDWORDS] "deucedly"
>
> > I found this word in my old correspondence letters. He was quoting an
> > Englishman, and said "it is deucedly practical ye know." Does anyone know
> > what the word deucedly means? Thanks.
> >
> > LeAnne
>
> Roughly the same as "devilishly"
>
> Martha

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