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Abou-Bekr

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called Father of the Virgin, i.e., Mahomet’s favourite wife. He was the first caliph, and was founder of the sect called the Sunnites. (571–634.)

 

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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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Able
Able-bodied Seaman
Aboard
Abolla
Abominate
Abomination of Desolation (The)
Abon Hassan
Abonde (Dame)
Abortive Flowers
Abou ebn Sina
Abou-Bekr
Abou Jahia
Aboulomri (in Mohammedan mythology)
Above
Above-board
Above par
Above your hook
Abracadabra
Abracax
Abraham
Abraham’s Bosom