punch and judy

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punch and judy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Punch \Punch\, n. [Abbrev, fr. punchinello.]
     The buffoon or harlequin of a puppet show.
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     Punch and Judy, a puppet show in which a comical little
        hunchbacked Punch, with a large nose, engages in
        altercation with his wife Judy.
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