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n. - A large mass of ice floating at sea.

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  • But I suppose a pundit, such as berg, is used to these odours and finds it quite comfortable to swim in sleaze.
  • Am I the only one to remember Sjöberg from the Brunching Shuttlecocks site?
  • "The berg is a good deal larger than I had fancied," answered Andrew.
  • The berg was a large one, fifty paces at least each way, and there was a hope that the other side might be more favourable.
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  • A "berg" is an iceberg, a "burg" is a fortified or walled town, and a "burgh" is a town in Scotland.
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