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MScott | 16:18 Sun 25th Feb 2001 | Phrases & Sayings
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Bowdlerise means to expurgate a book by omitting indecent words or passages. It is an eponym of Dr. Thomas Bowdler who published "The Family Shakespeare" in 1818 where "Out damn'd spot" becomes "Out crimson spot".
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