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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Lorbrul’grud.
 
The capital of Brobdingnag. The word is humorously said to mean “Pride of the Universe.” (Swift: Gulliver’s Travels.)   1
 


 Loose-strife.Lord. 

 
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