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| Uncle Mac¹ | Harold Macmillan (1894-1986), was Prime Minister 1957-1963
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| unco | Unco: Very, exceedingly, extremely, to a marked degree [Dictionary of the Scots Language ]
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| union_houses¹ | Union House: A workhouse established and run under the terms of the Poor Law amendment Act of 1834.
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| union¹ | The parish union was the body responsible for the establishment and management of a workhouse.
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| up the pole | Mad, In confusion, error, trouble or difficulty
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| up the spout¹ | in a hopeless condition; damaged beyond repair; lost; ruined [OED]
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| uphads | Upholds [Dictionary of the Scots Language] Asserts [CPB]
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| Upper House |
House of Lords, the upper chamber of the British Parliament.
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