Plugson of UndershotCarlyle's typical commercial Radical in the middle of the 19th century, who found that no decent Tory would shake hands with him; but at the close of the century found free-competition company with latter-day Tories. “There are two motive forces which may impel the Plugsons of Toryism ... the pressure is not great enough to ... overcome the vis inertia of Plug&sgrave;on and Co.” —Nineteenth Century, Dec., 1892, p. 878. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Plugson of Undershot from Infoplease:
|
24 X 7Private Tutor
Explore Chemistry Tutor , 6th Grade Math
|
Atlas
Encyclopedia
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Day in History
