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BY GEORGE (7)
BY GEORGE (7)
ScnMaster
an oath or exclamation, originally referring to Saint
George
,
Christian
martyr
of the early fourteenth century a.d., and
patron saint
of
England
from the fourteenth century. "Saint
George
" was the battle cry of
English
soldiers, and from this arose such expressions as "before
George
" and "by
George
."
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