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thirds
 n.β€” Β«The government has apprehension that ban on arrack sale might trigger of seconds and thirds in liquor trade. (Seconds in excise parlance means non-duty paid liquor and thirds is cheap quality liquor).Β» β€”β€œState all set ban arrack from July 1″ in Bangalore Udayavani (Manipal, Karnataka, India) June 7, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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