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 Bev’il.Bevoriskius, 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Be’vis.
 
The horse of Lord Marmion. (Sir Walter Scott.) (See HORSE.)   1
   Bevis of Southampton. A knight of romance, whose exploits are recounted in Drayton’s Polyolbion. The French call him Beuves de Hantone.   2
 


 Bev’il.Bevoriskius, 

 
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