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 Circumlocu’tion Office.Cist (Greek kistê, Latin cista). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Ciric-Sceat or Church Scot.
 
An ecclesiastical due, paid chiefly in corn, in the reign of Canute, etc., on St. Martin’s Day.   1
 


 Circumlocu’tion Office.Cist (Greek kistê, Latin cista). 

 
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