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Brewer's: Jack of Newbury
John Winchcomb, the greatest clothier of the world, in the reign of Henry VIII. He kept 100 looms in his own house at Newbury, and equipped at his own expense 100 of his men to aid the…Brewer's: Jack Pudding
A buffoon who performs pudding tricks, such as swallowing a certain number of yards of black-pudding. S. Bishop observes that each country names its stage buffon from its favourite viands…Brewer's: Jack the Ripper
An unknown person who so called himself, and committed a series of murders in the East End of London on common prostitutes. The first was April 2nd, 1888: the next was August 7th; the…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…Trending
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