1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Regency Word Wednesday

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Ferrara

“Andrea Ferrara; the name of a famous sword-cutler: most of the Highland broad-swords are marked with his name; whence and Andrea Ferrara has become the common name for a glaymore or Highland broad-sword.”

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