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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—O

Orange Peel

A nickname given to Sir Robert Peel when Chief Secretary for Ireland (1812-1818), on account of his strong anti-Catholic proclivities. (See above, and Orangeman.)

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