bravoes

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bravoes - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bravo \Bra"vo\, n.; pl. Bravoes. [I. See Brave, a.]
     A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a
     professional assassin or murderer.
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           Safe from detection, seize the unwary prey.
           And stab, like bravoes, all who come this way.
                                                    --Churchill.
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