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jewels

/d͡ʒulz/ noun B1
  1. Family jewels; testicles. (slang)
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Down at the base of the cliffs were heaps of surf-worn rocks or little sandy coves inlaid with pebbles as with ocean jewels; beyond lay the sea, shimmering and blue, and over it soared the gulls, their pinions flashing silvery in the sunlight.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 54 · C1
“I just wish I was a rich American and could spend my summer at a hotel and wear jewels and low-necked dresses and have ice cream and chicken salad every blessed day.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 286 · C1
I know Matthew gave me as much love with them as ever went with Madame the Pink Lady’s jewels.”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 287 · C1
What pin-money, what jewels, what carriages you will have!
Pride and Prejudice, p. 359 · B2

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