Brewer's: Phalanx

The close order of battle in which the heavy-armed troops of a Grecian army were usually drawn up. Hence, any number of people distinguished for firmness and solidity of union.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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