E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Wellington.
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, called “The Iron Duke,” from his iron constitution and iron will. (1769–1852.)
1
Wellington’s horse, Copenhagen. (Died at the age of twenty-seven.) (See HORSE.)
2
Le Wellington des Joueurs. Lord Rivers was so called in Paris.
3
“Le Wellington des Joueurs lost £23,000 at a sitting, beginning at twelve at night, and ending at seven the following morning.”—Edinburgh Review, July, 1844.
