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 Joseph’s Coat.Josse. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Joss.
 
The house-god of the Chinese; every family has its joss. A temple is called a joss-house.   1
 


 Joseph’s Coat.Josse. 

 
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