Bullies who were for ever appealing to their swords to browbeat the timid. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knights of the ChamberKnights of the Bath A B C…
Butchers. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knights of the GarterKnights of the Chamber A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…
(See Garter.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knights of the Green ClothKnights of the Cleaver A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…
Sharpers. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knights of LabourKnights of Carpetry A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…
An order of the House of Cleve. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knights of the StickKnights of the Spigot A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q…
A man in the pillory, or that has been tied to a whipping-post, is jestingly so called. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knight of the Rueful…
Constables, policemen, etc., who carry handcuffs for refractory or suspicious prisoners taken up by them. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knights of the…
Members of a trades union organised in 1834, in the United States of America, to regulate the amount of wages to be demanded by workmen, the degree of skill to be exacted from them, and…
The betters in races; so called because they always keep a pencil in hand to mark down their bets. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knights of the…
Tailors. The word Shear is a play on the word shire or county. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knights of the ShellKnights of the Round Table A B C D E…
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