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  1. 23rd December 15, 02:49 PM #22
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    According to The Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, glove, as used in the motto, "besides its obvious meaning, stands for glaive, the old Scottish broadsword".

    https://books.google.com.au/books?id...glaive&f=false
    Last edited by Bruce Scott; 23rd December 15 at 02:52 PM.

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