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 Ensilage.Entangle. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Entail’.
 
An entail is an estate cut from the power of a testator. The testator cannot bequeath it; it must go to the legal heirs. (French, en-tailler.)   1
 


 Ensilage.Entangle. 

 
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