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 Guy, Earl of Warwick.Guyon (Sir). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Guy-ropes.
 
Guide, or guiding-ropes, to steady heavy goods while a-hoisting. (Spanish and Portuguese guia, from guiar, to guide.)   1
 


 Guy, Earl of Warwick.Guyon (Sir). 

 
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