Brewer's: Eucrates

(3 syl.). More shifts than Eucrates. Eucrates, the miller, was one of the archons of Athens, noted for his shifts and excuses for neglecting the duties of the office.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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