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Brewer's: Jack Robinson
Before you can say Jack Robinson. Immediately. Grose says that the saying had its birth from a very volatile gentleman of that name, who used to pay flying visits to his neighbours, and…Brewer's: Jack Sprat
A dwarf; as if sprats were dwarf mackerels. Children, by a similar metaphor, are called small fry. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Jack TarJack Robinson A…Brewer's: Jack Tar
A common sailor, whose hands and clothes are tarred by the ship tackling. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Jack and the Bean StalkJack Sprat A B C D E F…Brewer's: Cheap Jack
Jack, the chap-man. Not cheap, meaning low-priced, but cheap meaning merchant, as in “chapman,” “Cheap-side,” etc. Jack is a term applied to inferior persons, etc. (Saxon, cepa, a merchant…Brewer's: Cousin Jack
So Cornishmen are called in the western counties. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cousin MichaelCousin-german A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…Brewer's: Black Jack
(A ). A large leather gotch for beer and ale, so called from the outside being tarred. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Black JokeBlack Jack A B C D E F…Brewer's: Man-jack
Every man-jack of you. Everyone of you. (See under Jack.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Man ... MonkeyMan Friday A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…Brewer's: Union Jack
The national banner of Great Britain and Ireland. It consists of three united crosses- that of St. George for England, the saltire of St. Andrew for Scotland, and the cross of St. Patrick…Brewer's: Steeple-Jack
(A). A man who ascends a church spire to repair it. This is done by a series of short ladders, tied one to another as the man ascends, the topmost one being securely tied to the point of…Brewer's: Yellow Jack
The flag displayed from lazarettos, naval hospitals, and vessels in quarantine. (See Union Jack.) Yellow Jack (The). The yellow fever. “Raymond and all his family died of yellow fever,…Trending
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