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 Life.Life-buoy (A). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Life-boat (A).
 
A boat rendered especially buoyant for the purpose of saving those who are in peril of their life at sea.   1
 


 Life.Life-buoy (A). 

 
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