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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Belted Will

Lord William Howard, warden of the western marches (1563-1640).

His Bilboa blade, by marchmen felt,
Hung in a broad and studded belt;
Hence, in rude phrase, the borderers still
Called noble Howard Belted Will.

Scott.

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