/ · 1894 Brewer’s · C · Caliburn
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Same as Excalibur, King Arthur’s well-known sword. (See Sword.)
“Onward Arthur paced, with hand
On Caliburn’s resistless brand.”
Scott: Bridal of Triermain.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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