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Cat and Fiddle
a public-house sign, is a corruption of Caton le fidele,
meaning Caton, Governor of Calais.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Cat and Fiddle from Infoplease:
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