dyed-in-the-wool
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dyed–in–the–wool

adjective \ˌdīd-ən-thə-ˈwl\

Definition of DYED-IN-THE-WOOL

: thoroughgoing, uncompromising <a dyed–in–the–wool conservative>

First Known Use of DYED-IN-THE-WOOL

1580

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