What does ape-bearer mean?
Ape-bearer means (Early Modern, archaic) A person, usually a buffoon, who strolls or carries a monkey around for exhibition..
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(Early Modern, archaic) A person, usually a buffoon, who strolls or carries a monkey around for exhibition..
Vices I would say (Sir.) I know this man well, he hath bene since an Ape-bearer, […]
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Ape-bearer means (Early Modern, archaic) A person, usually a buffoon, who strolls or carries a monkey around for exhibition..
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Vices I would say (Sir.) I know this man well, he hath bene since an Ape-bearer, […]
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