Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—A

Acres

A′cres

A Bob Acres—i.e., a coward. From Sheridan's comedy called The Rivals. His courage always “oozed out at his fingers' ends.”

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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