Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Come to the Heath.

Come to the Hammer.

Come to the Point.

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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.


Come to the Heath.

To tip. A pun taken from the place called Tip-tree Heath, in Essex. Our forefathers, and the French too, delighted in these sort of puns. A great source of slang. (See CHIVY.)	1

Come to the Hammer.

Come to the Point.

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