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in the satire of Absalom and Achitophel, in the first part stands for Holland, but in the second part for Scotland. Hebʹronite (3 syl.), a native of Holland or Scotland.
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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.