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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Pothooks.
 
The 77th Foot; so called because the two sevens resemble two pothooks. Now called the Second Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment. The first battalion is the old 57th.   1
 


 PotherPot’iphar’s Wife. 

 
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