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Brewer's: King of Dalkey
A burlesque officer, like the Mayor of Garratt, the Mayor of the Pig Market, and the Mayor of the Bull-ring (q.v.). Dalkey is a small island in St. George's Channel, near the coast of…Brewer's: King Estmere
(2 syl.) of England was induced by his brother Adler to go to King Adland, and request permission to pay suit to his daughter. King Adland replied that Bremor, King of Spain, had already…Brewer's: King of the Forest
The oak, which not only braves the storm, but fosters the growth of tender parasites under its arms. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King of the…Brewer's: King Franconi
Joachim Murat; so called because he was once a mountebank like Franconi. (1767-1815.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King HornKing Estmere A B C D E F…Brewer's: King of the Herrings
(The). The Chimæra, or sea-ape, a cartilaginous fish which accompanies a shoal of herrings in their migrations. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King of the…Brewer's: King Horn
or Childe Horn. The hero of a metrical romance by Mestre Thomas. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King LogKing Franconi A B C D E F G H I J K L M…Brewer's: King of the Jungle
(The). A tiger. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King of the PeakKing of the Herrings A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…Brewer's: King of Khorassan
So Anvari, the Persian poet of the twelfth century, is called. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King of MetalsKing of Dalkey A B C D E F G H I J K…Brewer's: King Log
A roi fainéant, a king that rules in peace and quietness, but never makes his power felt. The allusion is to the fable of The Frogs desiring a King. (See Log.) Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: King-maker
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; so called because, when he sided with Henry VI., Henry was king; but when he sided with Edward IV., Henry was deposed and Edward was king. He was killed…Trending
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