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Refreshʹer

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A fee paid to a barrister daily in addition to his retaining fee, to remind him of the case intrusted to his charge.

 

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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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Reduplicated or Ricochet Words
Ree
Reed
Reed Shaken by the Wind (A)
Reef
Reekie (Auld)
Reel
Reel
Reeves Tale
Refresher
Refreshments
Regale
Regan and Goneril
Regatta (Italian)
Regent (The)
Regent’s Park (London)
Regime de la Calotte
Regiment de la Calotte
Regina (St.)
Regiomontanus