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 Buzz.Buzzard (The) 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Buzz (A).
 
A rumour, a whispered report.   1
       
“Yes, that, on every dream,
       
Each buzz, each fancy …
He may enguard his dotage.”
       
Shakespeare: King Lear, i. 4.
 


 Buzz.Buzzard (The) 

 
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