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Big-Endians

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A name given to the Catholics, as Little-endians is the name given to the Protestants, in the imaginary kingdom of Lilliput, of which the former are regarded as heretics by the latter because they break their eggs at the big end.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Big-Endians'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/big-endians.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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