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 Bower-woman (A).Bowie Knife. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Bower of Bliss,
 
in Wandering Island, the enchanted residence of Acra’sia, destroyed by Sir Guyon. (Spenser: Faërie Queene, book ii.) (“Bower” to rhyme with flower.)   1
 


 Bower-woman (A).Bowie Knife. 

 
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