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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Jack Sprat.
 
A dwarf; as if sprats were dwarf mackerels. Children, by a similar metaphor, are called small fry.   1
 


 Jack Robinson.Jack Tar. 

 
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