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 Bib’ulus.Biceps Parnassus (Pers. Prol. 2), 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Biceps.
 
Muscular strength of the arm; properly, the prominent muscles of the upper arm; so called because they have two heads. (Latin, biceps, two heads.)   1
 


 Bib’ulus.Biceps Parnassus (Pers. Prol. 2), 

 
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