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A pilgrim that journeyed to the Celestial city on crutches. He joined the party under the charge of Mr. Greatheart, but “when he was sent for” he threw away his crutches, and, lo! a chariot bore him into Paradise. (Bunyan: Pilgrim’s Progress, part ii.)

 

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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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Razed Shoes
Razee (raz-za)
Razor
Razzia
Re (Latin)
Reach
Read between the Lines
Reade or Read (Simon)
Reader
Ready (The)
Ready-to-Halt
Real Jam
Real Presence
Rear-mouse or Rere-mouse
Reason
Rebecca
Rebeccaites
Rebellion (The)
Rebus (Latin, with things)
Reception (To get a)
Rechabites