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 Stammerer (The).Stampede. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Stamp.
 
’Tis of the right stamp—has the stamp of genuine merit. A metaphor taken from current coin, which is stamped with a recognised stamp and superscription.   1
 


 Stammerer (The).Stampede. 

 
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