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 Tête Bottée [Booted Head].Tether. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Tete du Pont.
 
The barbican or watch-tower placed on the head of a drawbridge.   1
 


 Tête Bottée [Booted Head].Tether. 

 
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