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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—D

Debon

One of the heroes who accompanied Brute to Britain. According to British fable, Devonshire is the county or share of Debon. (See Devonshire.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Debonair'
Debateable Land
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