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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Cecil's Fast

A dinner off fish. W. Cecil (Lord Burleigh) introduced a Bill to enjoin the eating of fish on certain days in order to restore the fish trade.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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