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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Better kind Friend, etc

Better kind friend than friend kind. Friend is a corruption of fremd, meaning a stranger. Better [a] kind stranger than a kinsman who makes himself a stranger, or an estranged kinsman.

Better off.
In more easy circumstances.

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