An antiquary; from the character of Jonathan Oldbuck, a whimsical virtuoso in Sir Walter Scott's Antiquary. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894OldcastleOld Man…
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The nickname of a Swiss, as John Bull is of an Englishman, Brother Jonathan of a North American, and Monsieur Crapaud of a Frenchman. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…
(the Latin Decanus). The chief over ten prebends or canons. The Dean (Il Piovano.) Arlotto, the Italian humorist. (1395-1483.) Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick. (1667-1745.) Source:…
The four most celebrated are. — Claude Duval, who died 1670. James Whitney, who died 1694, at the age of 34. Jonathan Wild, of Wolverhampton (1682-1725) Jack Sheppard, of Spitalfields (…
(4 syl.). Be off; vanish into thin air. “Bob and Jonathan, with similar meekness, took their leave and evaporated.” —Dickens: Our Mutual Friend, part i. 6. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…
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