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George Raft

idiom
Slang Cockney rhyming slang · East London
Meaning

draught


Examples
SIMPLE

Close the door because there is a cold George Raft in here.

CONTEXTUAL

I sat by the window and felt a George Raft, so I pulled my sweater tighter.

COMPLEX

The old house was drafty, and a persistent George Raft whistled through the cracks in the window frame all night.

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