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The words: False-toothed and grubsteaks

0 I have found these words in a poem, wich I have to translate into swedish (I am Swedish) This is the first phrases:02br
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00In the wooden silence02br
00genuflecting fornicators02br
00seeking penance and 02br
00false-toothed idealists02br
00throw grubsteaks on the offering plates. 0-
  

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02br 02br 00A "grubstake" (not -steak) is money that someone would give or loan to a prospector for equipment and provisions necessary to get started, in exchange for a share in the eventual profits. ) 0-

  • 02br 02br 00A "grubstake" (not -steak) is money that someone would give or loan to a prospector for equipment and provisions necessary to get started, in exchange for a share in the eventual profits.
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0"False-toothed" means that the person has artificial teeth.02br
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00A "grubstake" (not -steak) is money that someone would give or loan to a prospector for equipment and provisions necessary to get started, in exchange for a share in the eventual profits. (A prospector is someone looking for gold, silver, etc.) 0-

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