Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Barnabas

St. Barnabas' Day, June 11. St. Barnabas was a fellow-labourer of St. Paul. His symbol is a rake, because the 11th of June is the time of hay-harvest.

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