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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Billingsgate \Bil"lings*gate`\, n.
     1. A market near the Billings gate in London, celebrated for
        fish and foul language.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language; vituperation;


        ribaldry.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  billingsgate
       n : foul-mouthed or obscene abuse [syn: {scurrility}]

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  BILLINGSGATE, n.  The invective of an opponent.
  
  

















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