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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Traitors’ Bridge.
 
A loyal heart may be landed under Traitors’ Bridge. Traitor’s Bridge, in the Tower, was the way by which persons charged with high treason entered that State prison.   1
 


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