Murgatroyd

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Fictional sailor whose occupation is a Kluge maker

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Peter SokolowskiMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day · kludge · 1:56 · 28 Jul
…The meaning of Kluge is withheld till the end of the tale, when the object made by Murgatroyd turns out to be the damnedest looking little thing you ever saw, wires and springs sticking out in every direction.…
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Peter SokolowskiMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day · kludge · 1:40 · 28 Jul
…A decade earlier, in an article recounting military folklore acquired from ex soldiers, Agnes Nolan Underwood related a shaggy dog story about a sailor named Murgatroyd whose civilian occupation is Kluge Maker.…
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