/ · 1894 Brewer’s · W · Warwick
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(Anglo-Saxon, wær-wic, contracted from wæring-wic (the fortified or garrisoned town). A translation of the ancient British name Caer Leon.
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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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