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Realization
Type		Polysemy
Language		English
Lexeme		nose
Meaning 1	nose
Meaning 2	informer, telltale	He was just a little thief and a nose. "Он был мелким воришкой и осведомителем."
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Comment		The verb sense of 'pry, search' first recorded 1648, from the noun (www.etymonline.com).