Snakes in clover, picked and scotched

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  • snakes were legendarily driven out of Ireland (clover) by Saint Patrick
  • in clover: in a condition of prosperity; happy and contented.
  • "We have scotch'd the snake, not killed it": Shakespeare, Macbeth II xiii
  • Picts and Scots: rival Celtic groups in ancient Scotland
  • Scotch: a river in Canada
  • Pick: a river in Alaska, USA
  • Clover: a river in ireland
  • Snake: a river in the Northwest USA
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