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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Cato.
 
He is a Cato. A man of simple life, severe morals, self-denying habits, strict justice, brusque manners, blunt of speech, and of undoubted patriotism, like the Roman censor of that name.   1
 


 Cat-lap.Cato-Street Conspiracy. 

 
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