It means such pleasant things assweetbreadand chilled tongue.
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If they are to pay the tax, why are sweetbreads, used for insulin, allowed to come in free from duty?
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Banting was able to isolate the substance which, given off by the pancreas (orsweetbreadas we know it), absorbs the sugar in the body.
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The wordsweetbreadis first attested in the 16th century, but the etymology of the name is unclear.
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They have been referred to as poor man'ssweetbreaddue to their texture and flavor.
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The stepmother feigned illness and told the king that she needed thesweetbreadfrom the red calf.
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