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 Cherry Trees and the Cuckoo.Chery and Fair-Star. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Cher’ubims.
 
The 11th Hussars are so called, by a bad pun, because their trousers are of a cherry colour.   1
 


 Cherry Trees and the Cuckoo.Chery and Fair-Star. 

 
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