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| town (1990 pop. 13,240), Plymouth co., SE Mass., S of Boston; settled c.1670, set off from Abington and inc. 1875. It is an industrial town that manufactures shoes, plastics, foundry products, and textile machinery. The Toll House (1709) is restored. |
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