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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—G

Gilderoy'

(3 syl., g hard). A famous robber, who robbed Cardinal Richelieu and Oliver Cromwell. There was a Scotch robber of the same name in the reign of Queen Mary. Both were noted for their handsome persons, and both were hanged.

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