Fortytudor ages rawdownhams tanyouhide
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- forty-two
- fortitude
- Tudor
- raw: inflamed; sore
- hams: buttocks
- raudonas (Lithuanian): reddish, ruddy
- Rhodanum (Latin): the Rhône river
- FERT, or Fortitudo eius Rhodum tenuit (Latin motto of the House of Savoy): "By his bravery he held [or occupied] Rhodes", referring to Amadeus V, Count of Savoy (1249–1323), who fought against the Saracens at the 1310 siege of Rhodes;
- tan your hide: beat you soundly, whip your bottom
