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Fledgeby(2 syl.). An over-reaching, cowardly sneak, who conceals his dirty bill-broking under the trade name of Pubsey & Co. He is soundly thrashed by Alfred Lammle, and quietly pockets the affront. (Dickens: Mutual Friend.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Fledgeby from Fact Monster:
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