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 Andrew,Andrew (St.), 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Andrew (An).
 
A merchant vessel, probably so called from Andrew Doria, the famous Genoese admiral.   1
       
“I should think of shallows and of flats,
And see my wealthy Andrew docked in sand.”
       
Shakespeare: Merchant-of Venice, i. 1.
 


 Andrew,Andrew (St.), 

 
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