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  • According to the Oxford English Dictionary, this is an obsolete term for "brothers of the same order".

    August 9, 2007

  • I can see why the term fell into disuse. ;-)

    August 9, 2007

  • This one is not too difficult to figure out the meaning from the pieces.

    August 10, 2007

  • I assumed it meant "brothers in ripping people off."

    August 10, 2007