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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Buzfuz (Serjeant).
 
A driving, chaffing, masculine bar orator, who twists “Chops and Tomato Sauce” into a declaration of love. (Dickens: Pickwick Papers.)   1
 


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