Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Cousin Michael (or Michel).

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Cousin Jack.

Coûte que Coûte (French).

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


*Cousin Michael (or Michel).*

The Germans are so called. Michel, in Old German, means “gross,” cousin Michel is meant to indicate a slow, heavy, simple, unrefined, coarse-feeding people.	1

Cousin Jack.

Coûte que Coûte (French).

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