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May 25, 2012
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blood' broth'er




1. a person's brother by birth.
2. a male person bound to another by ties of great friendship.
3. something usually associated with or thought to exist inseparably from another thing, quality, circumstance, etc.: Humility is often the blood brother of patience.
4. a male established in a close relationship with another male through the performance of a specific ritual, as the commingling of blood.

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