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 King of Beasts.King of Khorassan. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
King of Dalkey.
 
A burlesque officer, like the Mayor of Garratt, the Mayor of the Pig Market, and the Mayor of the Bull-ring (q.v.).   1
   Dalkey is a small island in St. George’s Channel, near the coast of Ireland, a little to the south of Dublin Bay.   2
 


 King of Beasts.King of Khorassan. 

 
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