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A corruption of “Beau Catcher,” a love-curl, termed by the French an accroche cœur. A lovecurl worn by a man is a Bell-rope, i.e. a rope to pull the belles with.
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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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