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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Sbirri

(Italian). A police-force which existed in the pope's dominions. They were domiciled in private houses.

“He points them out to his sbirri and armed ruffians The Daily Telegraph.”

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