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REBECCA RIOTS

\ɹɪbˈɛkə ɹˈa͡ɪ͡əts], \ɹɪbˈɛkə ɹˈa‍ɪ‍əts], \ɹ_ɪ_b_ˈɛ_k_ə ɹ_ˈaɪə_t_s]\

Definitions of REBECCA RIOTS

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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broke out in Wales, 1843, having for their object the abolition of tolls, the destruction of turnpikes, and the "possession of the gate," like the "seed of" R.! (Gen. xxiv. 60).

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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