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TO RETURN TO ONE'S MUTTONS

Definition: TO RETURN TO ONE'S MUTTONS

TO RETURN TO ONE'S MUTTONS

1. [A translation of a phrase from a farce by De Brueys, revenons [`a] nos moutons let us return to our sheep.] To return to one's topic, subject of discussion, etc. [Humorous] I willingly return to my muttons. --H. R. Haweis.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Alternative Orthography: TO RETURN TO ONE'S MUTTONS


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 4F      52 45 54 55 52 4E      54 4F      4F 4E 45 27 53      4D 55 54 54 4F 4E 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

                

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01001111 00100000 01010010 01000101 01010100 01010101 01010010 01001110 00100000 01010100 01001111 00100000 01001111 01001110 01000101 00100111 01010011 00100000 01001101 01010101 01010100 01010100 01001111 01001110 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#79 &#32 &#82 &#69 &#84 &#85 &#82 &#78 &#32 &#84 &#79 &#32 &#79 &#78 &#69 &#39 &#83 &#32 &#77 &#85 &#84 &#84 &#79 &#78 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 004F      0052 0045 0054 0055 0052 004E      0054 004F      004F 004E 0045 0027 0053      004D 0055 0054 0054 004F 004E 0053

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

54492523954555248254492494839953247555454494853

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