| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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A spiritless fool, who suffers himself to be imposed upon. In England the Solan goose is called a booby or noddy. (Spanish, bobo; German, bube.) | 1 |
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A booby will never make a hawk. The bird called the booby, that allows itself to be fleeced by other birds, will never become a bird of prey itself. | 2 |
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