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Branghtons (The)

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Vulgar, malicious, jealous women. The characters are taken from Miss Burney’s novel called Evelina. One of the brothers is a Cockney snob.

 

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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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Bramble (Matthew)
Bran
Bran-new or Brand-new
Brand
Brandenburg
Brandimart
Brandon
Brandons
Brandy is Latin for Goose
Brandy Nan
Branghtons (The)
Brank
Brasenose (Oxford)
Brass
Brat
Brave
Bravery
Bravest of the Brave
Brawn
Bray
Brazen Age