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AA24

A man whose wife is dead:

WIDOWER 926
WIDOW 36
WIDDERER 27
WIDOW MAN 20
BACHELOR 6
NR 6
WIDDER 4
GRASS WIDOWER 3
SOD WIDOWER 3
AVAILABLE 1
A-WIDOWED 1
FAIR GAME 1
FREE LANCER 1
HE’S ON THE LOOSE 1
IN THE FIELD FOR ANOTHER 1
LOOKIN’ 1
OLD MAN 1
OUT OF LOCK 1
RELICT 1
SPINSTER 1
WHAT YOU BRES WITH 1
WIDOW GENTLEMAN 1

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