‘(all) the world and his wife’: meaning and early occurrences
a large group of people of various kinds—UK, 1730
Read Morea large group of people of various kinds—UK, 1730
Read MoreThe word ‘folklore’ was coined in 1846 by the British author William John Thoms, inspired by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s anthology of German fairy tales.
Read Morefirst recorded in ‘Hudibras’ (1664), by Samuel Butler—from the first half of ‘Proverbs’, 13:24: “Whoever spares the rod hates their children.”
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