kalsomine
n.— «Kalsomine the floor—as a joke a new apprentice is told to kalsomine the floor.» —“Jargon from Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators, District Council No. 9, 253 W. 28th” by Hatch Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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