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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Build

for make, as, A man of strong build, a man of robust make. The metaphor is evident.

Build

Applied to dress. Not so bad a build after all, not badly made.

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