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 Red Kettle (A).Red Land (The). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Red-laced Jacket.
 
Giving a man a red-laced jacket. Military slang for giving a soldier a flogging.   1
 


 Red Kettle (A).Red Land (The). 

 
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