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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Cherubims

The 11th Hussars are so called, by a bad pun, because their trousers are of a cherry colour.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Chery and Fair-Star
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