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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Cloacina.
 
Goddess of sewers. (Latin, cloa’ca, a sewer)   1
       
“Then Cloacina, goddess of the tide,
Whose sable streams beneath the city glide
Indulged the modish flame, the town she roved,
A mortal scavenger she saw she loved.”
       
Oay Trivia ii.
 


 Cli’quot (of Punch celebrity).Cloak and Sword Plays. 

 
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