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 In’cubus.Indepen’dence. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Indenture.
 
A written contract; so called because the skin on which it was written in duplicate was divided with an indented edge, to fit into each other.   1
 


 In’cubus.Indepen’dence. 

 
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