bosom friends
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- characteristic
- deep intimacy and loyalty
- description
- A deep and intimate form of friendship, described by Queequeg as 'married' in his country's phrase, signifying a bond where one would gladly die for the other.
- synonym
- married (Queequeg's country's phrase)
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- source
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- he pressed his forehead against mine, clasped me round the waist, and said that henceforth we were married; meaning, in his country’s phrase, that we were bosom friends; he would gladly die for me, if need should be.
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- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:02:05.730Z
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