John Scott, Lord Eldon; so called from his carrying home with him in different bags the cases still pending his judgment. (1751–1838.)
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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.