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 Big-wig (A).Bighes (pron. bees). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Bigaroon.
 
Incorrectly spelt Bicaroon. A white-heart cherry. (French, bigarreau; Latin, bigarella; i.c. bis varellus, double-varied, red and white mixed. The French word, bigarrure, means party-colour, bigarrer).   1
 


 Big-wig (A).Bighes (pron. bees). 

 
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