Ambidextrous, adj.: Able to pick with equal skill a right-hand pocket …

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Ambidextrous, adj.: Able to pick with equal skill a right-hand pocket or a left. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated), p.2355, Delphi Classics
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EPIGRAM, n. A short, sharp saying in prose or verse, frequently characterize by acidity or acerbity and sometimes by wisdom. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2009). The Devil's Dictionary: Easyread Large Bold Editi … ▶
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Ambidextrous, adj.: Able to pick with equal skill a right-hand pocket or a left. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated), p.2355, Delphi Classics

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