plymouth : Idioms & Phrases

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plymouth brethren

Plym"outh Breth"ren
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  1. The members of a religious sect which first appeared at Plymouth, England, about 1830. They protest against sectarianism, and reject all official ministry or clergy. Also called Brethren, Christian Brethren, Plymouthists, etc. The Darbyites are a division of the Brethren.
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plymouth colony

  • noun colony formed by the Pilgrims when they arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620; it was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691
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plymouth rock

  • noun a boulder in Plymouth supposed to be where the Pilgrims disembarked from the Mayflower
  • noun an American breed of domestic fowl
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