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forced my lute

A phrase used in "An Experiment concerning the Spirit of Coals", a letter to Robert Boyle from John Clayton.

Its literal meaning would be that the preassure created during the experiment was enough to breeak the "lute", which was a substance used to make seals between various chemistry apparatus (1)

A more modern use of the phrase thats recently started to recently arise, is to use it as an alternative to "grinds my gears" (2)
(1) "At first there came over only phlegm, afterward a black oil, and then likewise a spirit arose which I could noways condense; but it forced my lute, or broke my glasses" - An Experiment concerning the Spirit of Coals, a letter to Robert Boyle from John Clayton

(2) "Ya know, it really forces my lute when people dont read the pinned comments" - Technology Connections : Pressure lamps: gaslighting on the go
by vivid_62 February 10, 2024
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Evangelical Lute

A person or someone who identifies as a well mannered Christian. This tends to be in the WELs denomination. They may seem to practice what they preach but, they are playing you like a lute. What they actually do tends to be hypocritical and not what is expected.
"You had sex, drunk a beer out of a keg, and then drove home while listening to Luke Combs?" You play these people, you Evangelical Lute.
by A volleyball lover April 27, 2023
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Abso-fucking-lutely

When you are 100 percent, passionately certain about something.
"Do you wanna go to the strip, find some hookers and score some coke?"

" ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY !"
by Boobookittyfuck702 February 18, 2019
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