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Old 08-31-2006, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite
It's "bated" breath ... to bate means to restrain, to modulate ... unless ...

... unless ... as we may suspect ... you have worms in your throat ... in which case your breath may indeed be baited.
Which one of you is the "Master" of that word.
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