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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—A

The Andrew Macs

(The) The crew of H.M.S. Andromache. Similarly, the Bellerophon was called by English sailors “Billy ruffian,” and the Achilles the “Ash heels.” (See Beefeater etc.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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