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 Brum’magem.Brunehild (3 syl.) 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Brums.
 
In Stock Exchange phraseology this means the “London and North-Western Railway shares.” The Brum, i.e. the Birmingham line.   1
 


 Brum’magem.Brunehild (3 syl.) 

 
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