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 Guarantee.Guards of the Pole. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Guard.
 
To be off one’s guard. To be careless or heedless.   1
   A guardroom is the place where military offenders are detained; and a guardship is a ship stationed in a port or harbour for its defence.   2
 


 Guarantee.Guards of the Pole. 

 
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