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 Smells of the Lamp.Smiler, 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Smelts (Stock-Exchange term),
 
meaning “English and Australian copper shares.” (See STOCK-EXCHANGE SLANG.)   1
 


 Smells of the Lamp.Smiler, 

 
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