| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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Edward Simpson, an occasional servant of Dr. Young, of Whitby. So called because he used to tramp the kingdom vending spurious fossils, flint arrow-heads, stone celts, and other imitation antiquities. Professor Tennant charged him with forging these wares, and in 1867 he was sent to prison for theft. | 1 |
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