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    The bartender makes a foul concoction he swears will cure a hangover
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    The hamburger place was closed when public health inspectors found foul food in the freezer
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    A foul odour emanated from the cabinet
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    They were finally brought to justice for their foul deeds
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    My mother forbids my reading books containing foul language
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Keep your foul tongue to yourself
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Thrupp will get his way by fair means or foul
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    We ran into a spot of foul weather at Dover
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    The drain is foul with all that rubbish
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    A foul anchor is a common nautical symbol
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    In boxing a hit below the belt is a foul blow
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
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    Effluent from the factory was fouling the river
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    We can't hoist the mainsail because the halyard is fouled
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    That act of treachery will foul the family name for generations
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Dead leaves fouled the downpipe
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Give him a chance and he's sure to foul up. She fouled up my hi-fi
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    noun
    
    The Rangers' forward has already been charged with two fouls
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    adverb
    
    Curshaw has fallen foul of the law again