1894 Brewer’s / N / Nosey
The Duke of Wellington was lovingly so called by the soldiery. His “commander’s nose” was a very distinguishing feature of the Iron Duke.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.