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Sprat

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To bait with a sprat to catch a mackerel. To give a small thing under the hope of getting something much more valuable. The French say, “A pea for a bean.” (See Garvies.)

 

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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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Spoon
Spoon (A)
Spooning
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Sporran (Gaelic)
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Sporting Seasons in England
Spouse (Spouze, 1 syl.)
Spout
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Spread-eagle (To)
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Spring Gardens (London)
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