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	Mark Twain (1835—1910), letter, 1876 A baby is an estimable blessing and bother. pare down [pare down] {v. phr.} To limit; economize; reduce. /With a smaller income per month, the family had to pare down their ... under the counter [under the counter] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Secretly (bought or sold). /That book has been banned, but there is one place ...