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Billingsgate

a word said to have been derived from Belinus Magnus, a somewhat mythic British prince, father of King Lud, about 400 B. C. It is applied to the celebrated London fish market existent at least as early as A. D. 979, made a free market in 1699, extended in 1849, rebuilt in 1852, and finally exposed to the rivalry of another market begun 1874, completed 1876. The word is also used to indicate foul, abusive language, such as is popularly supposed to be mutually employed by fish-wives.

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