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Vincent (St.)

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Patron saint of drunkards. This is from the proverb—

“If on St. Vincent’s Day [Jan 22] the sky is clear,

More wine than water will crown the year.”

 

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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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Vice Versa (Latin)
Victor Emmanuel of Italy
Vierge
View-holloa
Vignette
Viking
Village Blacksmith (The)
Villain
Villiers
Villoner. (French.)
Vincent (St.)
Vincent de la Rosa
Vindicate
Vine
Vinegar (Hannibal’s.)
Vinegar Bible
Vineyard Controversy
Vino. In vino veritas
Vintry Ward. (London)
Vinum Theologicum
Violet

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