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blood brother

noun [C]
 
 

Definition

a man who has promised to treat another man as his brother in a ceremony in which they cut themselves and mix their blood togetherFriends, acquaintances and contemporaries
(Definition of blood brother noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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