CENSOR, CENSORSHIP
NOUNS
► BLUE PENCIL the act of censorship → L19 sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► GARBLER a censor of the press, one who keeps from publication → 1656 obs.
► SMUTHOUND. a person who seeks to censor or suppress indecent or obscene language, esp. in literature; someone who is hunting for smut → 1927 colloq.
VERBS
► BLUE-PENCIL to censor, to edit by cutting → L19 sl.
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