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After the character of Mr Chadband in Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House (1852).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chadband
Today it means: A smug preacher. Full definition →
Today it means: A smug preacher. Full definition →
After the character of Mr Chadband in Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House (1852).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.