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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—L

Lenson

As much akin as Lenson hill to Pilsen pin; i.e. not at all. Lenson hill and Pilsen pin are two high hills in Dorsetshire, called by sailors the Cow and Calf. Out at sea they look like one elevation, though in reality several hills separate them.

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