/ · 1894 Brewer’s · B · Bucephalos [bull-headed]
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A horse. Strictly speaking, the chargèr of Alexander the Great, bought of a Thessalian for thirteen talents (£3,500).
“True, true; I forgot your Bucephalus.”—Sir W. Scott: The Antiquary.
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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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