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1894 Brewer’s / R / R.M.T

R.M.T

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In the reign of William III. all child-stealers (comprachios) apprehended were branded with red-hot iron: R (rogue) on the shoulders; M (manslayer) on the right-hand; and T (thief) on the left.

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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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R
R
R.A.P
R.I.P
R.M.T
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Rabelais
Rabelais Dodge
Rabelaisian Licence
Rabicano or Rabican
Raboin or Rabuino (French)
Rabsheka