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Tigris [the Arrow]

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So called from the rapidity of its current. Hiddekel is “The Dekel,” or Diglath, a Semitic corruption of Tigra, Medo-Persic for arrow. (Gen. ii. 14.)

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“Fluʹmini, a celeritaʹte qua defluit Tigri nomen est; quia Persica lingua, tigrim sagittam appellant.”—Quintus Curtius.

 

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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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Tied
Tied House (A)
Tied-up
Tiffin (Indian)
Tiger (A)
Tiger-kill (A)
Tigers
Tigernach
Tight
Tigris [the Arrow]
Tike
Tilbert (Sir)
Tile
Tile Loose
Tile a Lodge
Timber-toe (A)
Time
Time-bargain (A)
Time of Grace
Time-honoured Lancaster

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