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| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| Road or Roadstead, | |
| as “Yarmouth Roads,” a place where ships can ride at anchor. (French, rader, to anchor in a rade; Anglo-Saxon, rad, a road or place for riding.) | 1 |
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