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 Thirteens.Thirty. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Thirteenpence-halfpenny.
 
A hangman. So called because thirteen-pence-halfpenny was at one time his wages for hanging a man. (See HANGMAN.)   1
 


 Thirteens.Thirty. 

 
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