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Wadman(Widow). A comely widow who tries to secure
Uncle Toby for her second husband. Amongst other wiles she pretends
that she has something in her eye, and gets Uncle Toby to look for it;
as the kind-hearted hero of Namur does so, the widow gradually places
her face nearer and nearer the captain's mouth, under the hope that he
will kiss her and propose. ( Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Wadman from Fact Monster:
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