E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Cantabrian Surge.
The Bay of Biscay. So called from the Cantbri who dwelt about the Biscayan shore. Suetonius tells us that a thunderbolt fell in the Cantabrian Lake (Spain) “in which twelve axes were found.” (Galba, viii.)
bri who dwelt about the Biscayan shore. Suetonius tells us that a thunderbolt fell in the Cantabrian Lake (Spain) “in which twelve axes were found.” (Galba, viii.)
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