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 Slyme (Chevy).Small-back. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Small.
 
Small by degrees and beautifully less. Prior, in his Henry and Emma, wrote “Fine by degrees,” etc.   1
 


 Slyme (Chevy).Small-back. 

 
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