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 Vul’can.Vul’canised Indiarubber. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Vulcan’s Badge.
 
That of cuckoldom. Venus was Vulcan’s wife, but her armour with Mars gave Vulcan the badge referred to.   1
 


 Vul’can.Vul’canised Indiarubber. 

 
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