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Brewer's: Chum in with

(To). To be on friendly terms with. (See above.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ChurchChum A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…

Brewer's: Church-goer

(A). One who regularly attends the parish church. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Church InvisibleChurch A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…

Brewer's: Churchyard Cough

(A). A consumptive cough indicating the near approach of death. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ChuzzlewitChurchwarden A B C D E F G H I J K L M…

Brewer's: Cid Hamet Benengeli

The supposititious author of Don Quixote's Adventures. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CigogneCid A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…

Brewer's: Cillaros

(See Horse.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cimmerian BosphorusCigogne A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…

Brewer's: Cimmerian Bosphorus

The strait of Kaffa. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cimmerian DarknessCillaros A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…

Brewer's: Cist Urn

(A). An urn for the ashes of those buried in cists. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CisterciansCist A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…

Brewer's: City College

(The). Newgate. The wit is now a thing of the past. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894City of BellsCity A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…

Brewer's: Crab-cart

The carapace of a crab. So called because it is used very commonly by children for a toy-cart. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CrackCrab A B C D E F G…

Brewer's: Crack-brained

Eccentric; slightly mad. Another form is “A crack-skull.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Crack a BottleCrack A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…