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Northern Gate of the Sun

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The sign of Cancer, or summer solstice; so called because it marks the northern tropic.

 

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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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Norroy
Norte
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North-east Passage (The)
North Side of the Altar (The)
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Nose Tax (The)
Nose of Wax (A)
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