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 Calla’bre or Calaber.Calligraphy (The art of). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Caller Herrings.
 
Fresh herrings. Hence “caller air.” (Anglo-Saxon, calian, to cool.)   1
 


 Calla’bre or Calaber.Calligraphy (The art of). 

 
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