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third degree
- in Freemasonry, the degree of master mason
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Etymology: orig. ? fig. use of ritual by Freemasons
Informal harsh, grueling treatment and questioning of a prisoner in order to force a confession or exact information: often preceded by the
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- third-degree third′·-degree′ adjective
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