Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (17th ed.)

Ebenezer Cobham Brewer & John Ayto

First published in 1870, Ebenezer Cobham Brewer's treasury of 'words that tell a story' is one of the world's best-loved reference books. At the heart of the dictionary lie entries on the meaning and origin of a vast range of words and expressions, from everyday English phrases to Latin tags. For the 17...