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 Falutin (High).Famil’iar Spirits. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Famil’iar.
 
A cat, dog, raven, or other dumb creature, petted by a “witch,” and supposed to be her demon in disguise. (See below.)   1
 


 Falutin (High).Famil’iar Spirits. 

 
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