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English
pew-fellow
Etymology
From pew + fellow.
Noun
pewfellow (plural pewfellows)
- Someone who occupies the same pew as another.
- (obsolete) An intimate associate; a companion.
c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :[…] makes her pew-fellow with others' moan!
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