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Walston

(St.). A Briton who gave up all his wealth, and supported himself by manual husbandry. Patron saint of husbandmen; usually depicted with a scythe in his hand, and cattle in the background. Died mowing, 1016.

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