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Honour and Glory Griffiths

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Capt. Griffiths (in the reign of William IV.) was so called, because all his despatches were addressed “To their Honours and Glories at the Admiralty.”

 

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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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Honey Madness
Honey Soap
Honey better than Vinegar
Honeycomb
Honeydew
Honeymoon
Honeywood
Hong Merchants
Honi
Honour (h silent)
Honour and Glory Griffiths
Honour paid to Learning
Honours (h silent)
Honours of War
Hood
Hood (Robin)
Hoods (Anglo-Saxon hõd)
Hoodlum (American slang)
Hoodman Blind
Hook, Hooks
Hook it!