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Wearers of sneakers are howling on Yelp, and one would-be patron was so indignant that he called here to report that one of the cocktails is called Combre d'Ane, which means rump of a donkey in French but far as I can tell, has nothing to do with the dress code.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Leah Garchik 2011
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The above drama is said to be "by a descendant of one of the _dramatis personæ_," viz. of "De Combre, one of William's generals;" being written by Rev. Thomas Comber, of Oswaldkirk, Yorkshire.
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Combre is said to have had the manor of Barkham, in Sussex, given to him by the Conqueror.
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Montante, _breeches_.] [20: Combre galuché, _laced hat_.] [21: Frusque, _coat_.
Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] John S. Farmer
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