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Bucephʹalos [bull-headed]

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A horse. Strictly speaking, the chargèr of Alexander the Great, bought of a Thessalian for thirteen talents (£3,500).

“True, true; I forgot your Bucephalus.”—Sir W. Scott: The Antiquary.

 

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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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Brutus (Marcus)
Bruxellois
Brydport Dagger
Bub
Bubastis
Bubble (A)
Bubble and Squeak
Bucca
Buccaneer
Bucentaur
Bucephalos [bull-headed]
Buchanites
Buck
Buck-basket
Buck-bean
Buck-rider (A)
Buck-tooth
Buckwheat
Buckhorse
Buckingham
Bucklaw

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