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ticket of leave (iou) and humble-jumble (iou)


ticket of leave (iou)



ticket of leave noun phr. M18.
[from TICKET noun + OF preposition + LEAVE noun1.]
Hist. A ticket or document giving leave or permission; spec. (esp. in Australia) a conditional licence for a convict to be at large after the expiry of part of the sentence.
Comb.: ticket-of-leave man a prisoner or convict who had served part of his sentence and was granted certain concessions, esp. leave.
ticket-of-leaver noun a ticket-of-leave man M19.

humble-jumble (iou)



humble-jumble noun. rare. M16.
[A rhyming formation on JUMBLE noun1.]
= JUMBLE noun1.