or Atellʹan Fables. Interludes in the Roman theatres, introduced from Atella, in Campaʹnia. The characters of Macchus and Bucco are the foundations of our Punch and Clown. (See Punch.)
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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.
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