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Meanings of good retort in English

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Usage of good retort in English
1
Buster Bumblebee could think of no good retort to make at that moment.
The Tale of Buster Bumblebee
2
The leg of an old pair of pantaloons makes a good retort to run a sceptre into while not in use.
Remarks
3
Then they see old hands on the other side cheering their own leader for a good retort and loyalty kicks in.
The Guardian
4
"A good retort, sir," he said.
Who Goes There? / The Story of a Spy in the Civil War
5
"That's a good retort," I admitted.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896
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