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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
: R
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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R
R.A.P
R.I.P
R.M.T
Rabagas
Rabbi Abron of Trent
Rabbi Bar-Cochba
Rabbit
Rabelais
Rabelais' Dodge
Rabelaisian Licence
Rabicano
Raboin
Rabsheka
Raby
Races
Rachaders
Rache
Rack
Rack-rent
Rack and Manger
Rack and Ruin
Racket
Racy
Racy Style
Radcliffe Library
Radegaste
Radegund
Radevore
Radical
Radiometer
Radit Usque ad Cutem
Rag
Rag-water
Rags of Antisthenes
Rags and Jags
Ragamuffin
Ragged Robin
Raghu
Ragman Roll
Ragnarok
Ragout
Rahu
Rail
Railway Abbreviations
Railway King
Railway Signals
Railways
Rain
Rain Gauge
Rainbow
Rainbow Chasers
Raining Tree
Rainy Day
Raise the Wind
Rajah
Rake
Rakshas
Rakush
Raleigh
Rally
Ralph
Ralph Roister Doister
Ram
Ram Feast
Ram and Teazle
Ram of the Zodiac
Ram's Horn
Rama
Rama-Yana
Ramadan
Rambouillet
Ramee Samee
Rameses
Ramiel
Raminagobris
Rampallian
Ramsay the Rich
Ramsbottom
Rana
Randem-Tandem
Random
Rank and File
Rank distinguished by Colour
Ranks
Rantipole
Ranz des Vaches
Rap
Rape
Rape of the Lock
Raphael
Raphael of Cats
Rapparee
Rappee
Rara A'vis
Rare Ben
Raree Show
Rascal
Rascal Counters
Rasher
Rashleigh Osbaldistone
Rasiel
Raspberry
Rasselas
Rat
Rat, Cat, and Dog
Rat-killer
Ratatosk
Ratten
Rattlin
Raul
Ravana
Ravelin
Raven
Ravenglass
Ravenstone
Ravenswood
Raw
Raw Lobster
Rawhead and Bloody-Bones
Raymond
Rayne
Razed Shoes
Razee
Razor
Razzia
Re
Reach
Read between the Lines
Read
Reader
Ready
Ready-to-Halt
Real Jam
Real Presence
Rear-mouse
Reason
Rebecca
Rebeccaites
Rebellion
Rebus
Reception
Rechabites
Receipt
Recipe
Reck his own Rede
Reckon
Reckoning without your Host
Reclaim
Recorded
Recreant
Rector
Reculer pour Mieux Sauter
Reculver
Red
Red Basque Cap
Red Book
Red Book of the Exchequer
Red Boots
Red-breasts
Red Button
Red Cap
Red Coats
Red Cock
Red Comyn
Red Cross
Red Feathers
Red Flag
Red Hand of Ulster
Red-handed
Red Hat
Red Heads
Red Herring
Red Herring
Red Indians
Red Kettle
Red-laced Jacket
Red Land
Red-lattice Phrases
Red Laws
Red-letter Day
Red Man
Red Men
Red Rag
Red Republicans
Red Rose
Red Rose Knight
Red Rot
Red Sea
Red-shanks
Red Snow
Red Tape
Red Tapism
Red Tincture
Redan'
Redder
Redding-straik
Redgauntlet
Redlaw
Redmain
Redmond O'Neale
Reductio ad Absurdum
Reduplicated
Ree
Reed
Reed Shaken by the Wind
Reef
Reekie
Reel
Reeves Tale
Refresher
Refreshments
Regale
Regan and Goneril
Regatta
Regent
Regent's Park
Regime de la Calotte
Regiment de la Calotte
Regina
Regiomontanus
Regium Donum
Regius Professor
Regulars
Rehoboam
Reign of Terror
Reimkennar
Reins
Reldresal
Relics
Relief
Rem Acu
Remember
Remigius
Remis atque Velis
Renaissance
Renaissance Period
Renard
Renarder
Renaud
Renault of Montauban
Rendezvous
Rene
Rene Leblanc
Repartee'
Repenter Curls
Reply Churlish
Reproof Valiant
Republican Queen
Republicans
Resolute
Rest
Rest on One's Oars
Restive
Restorationists
Resurrection Men
Resurrection Pie
Retiarius
Retort Courteous
Reuben Dixon
Reveille
Revenons a nos Moutons
Reverend
Revetments
Review
Revise
Revival of Letters in England
Revival of Painting and Sculpture
Revoke
Revulsion
Rewe
Reynard the Fox
Reynardine
Reynold of Montalbon
Rezio
Rhadamanthos
Rhampsinitos
Rhapsody
Rhene
Rhine
Rhino
Rhodalind
Rhodian Bully
Rhodian Law
Rhone
Rhopalic Verse
Rhyme
Rhymer
Rhyming to Death
Ribaldry
Ribbon Dodge
Ribbonism
Ribston Pippin
Ricardo
Ricciardetto
Rice Christians
Rice thrown after a Bride
Rich as Croesus
Rich as a Jew
Richard Coeur de Lion
Richard II.'s Horse
Richard III.'s Horse
Richard Roe
Richard is Himself again
Richard of Cirencester
Richarda
Richborough, Richeboro'
Rick Mould
Rickety Stock
Ricochet
Riddle
Riddle of Claret
Ride
Ride for a Fall
Rider
Riderhood
Ridicule
Riding
Ridolphus
Ridotto
Rienzi
Rif
Riff-raff
Rifle
Rift in the Lute
Rig
Rig-Marie
Rigadoon
Rigdum Funnidos
Right Foot
Right Foot Foremost
Right Hand
Right as a Trivet
Right of Way
Rights
Riglet
Rigol
Rigolette
Rigoletto
Rigwoodie
Rile
Rimer
Rimfaxi
Rimmon
Rimthursar
Rinaldo
Ring
Ring Down
Ring Finger
Ring Posies
Ring a Ding-ding
Ring in the Ear
Ring of Invisibility
Ring One's Own Bell
Rings Noted in Fable
Ringing Changes
Ringing the Changes
Ringing Island
Ringleader
Riot
Rip
Rip Van Winkle
Ripaille
Riphean
Ripon
Riquet with a Tuft
Rise
Rising in the Air
Rivals
River Demon
River of Paradise
River Flowing from the Ocean Inland
Rivers
Roach
Road
Road-agent
Roads
Roan
Roarer
Roaring Boys
Roaring Forties
Roaring Game
Roaring Trade
Roast
Roasting One
Rob
Rob Roy
Robber
Robbing Peter to pay Paul
Robert
Robert Francois Damiens
Robert Macaire
Robert Street
Robert le Diable
Robert the Devil
Robert of Brunne
Robert's Men
Robespierre's Weavers
Robin Goodfellow
Robin Gray
Robin Hood
Robin Hood Wind
Robin Mutton
Robin Redbreast
Robin and Makyne
Robin of Bagshot
Robinson Crusoe
Robinsonians
Roc
Roch
Roche
Rochelle Salt
Roches
Rochester
Rock
Rock ahead
Rock Cork
Rock Crystal
Rock Day
Rococo
Rococo Architecture
Rococo Jewellery
Rod
Rod-men
Rod in Pickle
Roderick
Roderick Random
Roderigo
Rodhaver
Rodilardus
Rodolpho
Rodomont
Rodomontade
Rodrigo
Rogation Days
Rogation Week
Rogel
Roger
Rogero
Rogue Ingrain
Roi Panade
Roland
Roland de Vaux
Rolandseck Tower
Roll
Rolls
Rolling Stone
Rollrich
Roly-poly
Romaic
Roman
Roman Birds
Roman Remains in England
Roman de Chevalier de Lyon
Roman de la Rose
Roman des Romans
Romance
Romanesque
Romanic
Romanism
Romantic School
Romanus
Romany
Rome
Rome of the West
Rome was not Built in a Day
Rome's best Wealth is Patriotism
Romeo
Romeo and Juliet
Romulus
Ron
Ronald
Roncesvalles
Rondo
Rone
Ronyon
Rood Lane
Rood-loft
Roodselken
Rook
Rook's Hill
Rookery
Rooky Wood
Room
Roost
Rope
Rope-dancer
Rope-dancers
Rope-walk
Ropes
Roper
Roque
Roque Guinart
Roquelaure
Rory O'More
Ros-crana
Rosa
Rosabelle
Rosalia
Rosalind
Rosalinde
Rosaline
Rosamond
Rosana
Rosary
Rosciad
Roscius
Rose
Rose Sunday
Rose of Jericho
Rose of Raby
Roses
Rosemary
Rosemary Lane
Rosewood
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Rosetta
Rosetta Stone
Rosicrucians
Ross
Rosse
Rossel
Rossignol
Rostrum
Rota
Rota Aristotelica
Rota Romana
Rote
Rothschild
Rotten Row
Rotundity of the Belt
Roue
Rouen
Rouge
Rouge Croix
Rouge Dragon
Rouge et Noir
Rough-hewn
Rough Music
Rough-shod
Rough and Ready
Rough and Ready
Roughs
Rouncival
Round
Round Dealing
Round Numbers
Round Peg
Round Robin
Round Sum
Round Table
Round as a Ball;
Roundabout
Roundheads
Roundle
Rounfl
Rouse
Rousing
Rout
Routiers
Rove
Row
Rowdy
Rowena
Rowland
Rowley
Rowned in the Ear
Roxburghe Club
Roy
Royal Arms
Royal Goats
Royal Merchant
Royal Road to Learning
Royal Titles
Royston
Rozinante
Ruach
Rub
Rubber of Whist
Rubens' Women
Rubi
Rubicon
Rubonax
Rubric
Ruby
Ruchiel
Rudder
Ruddock
Ruddy-mane
Rudge
Rudiger
Rudolphine Tables
Rudolstadt
Rudra
Rue
Ruffe
Ruffian Hall
Rufus
Ruggiero
Rukenaw
Rule
Rule, Britannia
Rule Nisi. A
Rule of Thumb
Rule of the Road
Rule the Roost
Rum
Ruminate
Rumolt
Rump-fed
Rump Parliament
Rumpelstilzchen
Rumping Dozen
Run
Run Amuck
Run Riot
Run Thin
Run a Man Down
Run of the House
Runs
Runs may Read
Running
Running Footman
Running Leather
Running Thursday
Running Water
Running the Hood
Runcible Spoon
Runes
Runic Rhymes
Runic Wands
Runnymede
Rupee
Rupert of Debate
Rupert's Balls
Rupert's Head
Rush
Rush-bearing Sunday
Rushvan
Ruskinese
Russ
Russel
Russia
Russian
Rustam
Rusty
Rusty-Fusty
Ruydera
Ry
Rye-house Plot
Rykell
Rykelot
Rymar
Ryme
Ryot
Ryparographer
Rython
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