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Borowe

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St. George to borowe, i.e. St. George being surety. (Danish, borgen, bail, Swedish, borgan, a giving of bail.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Boreas
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Born Days
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Born with a Silver Spoon
Borough English
Borowe
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Bosky
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