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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Burchell

(Mr.). A baronet who passes himself off as a poor man, his real name and title being Sir William Thornhill. His favourite cant word is “Fudge.” (Goldsmith. Vicar of Wakefield.)

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