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Bow-catcher(A ). A corruption of “Beau Catcher,” a love-curl, termed by the French an accroche coeur. A love-curl worn by a man is a Bell-rope, i.e. a rope to pull the belles with. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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Bow-catcher(A ). A corruption of “Beau Catcher,” a love-curl, termed by the French an accroche coeur. A love-curl worn by a man is a Bell-rope, i.e. a rope to pull the belles with. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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