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 Alms.Alms-drink. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Alms Basket.
 
To live on the alms basket. To live on charity.   1
 


 Alms.Alms-drink. 

 
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