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 Duli’a.Dull as Ditch-water. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Dull as a Fro.
 
A frow or fro is a kind of wedge for splitting wood. It is not a sharp-edged instrument like a chisel, but a blunt or dull one.   1
 


 Duli’a.Dull as Ditch-water. 

 
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