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tool noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com
Is the British insult 'He's a useless tool' derived from the idea of an actual useless tool (a chocolate hammer, a rubber screwdriver etc) or is it related to 'tool' as a
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