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Definition: TO CROSS THE CUDGELS |
TO CROSS THE CUDGELS1. To forbear or give up the contest; -- a phrase borrowed from the practice of cudgel players, who lay one cudgel over another when the contest is ended. |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 4F      43 52 4F 53 53      54 48 45      43 55 44 47 45 4C 53 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01001111 00100000 01000011 01010010 01001111 01010011 01010011 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01000011 01010101 01000100 01000111 01000101 01001100 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T O   C R O S S   T H E   C U D G E L S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 004F      0043 0052 004F 0053 0053      0054 0048 0045      0043 0055 0044 0047 0045 004C 0053 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5449237524953532544239237553841394653 |
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