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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—E

Edie Ochiltree

In Scott's Antiquary.

“Charles II. would be as sceptical as Edie Ochiltree about the existence of circles and avenues, altar-stones and cromlechs.” —Knight: Old England.

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