Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Bum-bailiff

The French pousse-cul seems to favour the notion that bum-bailiff is no corruption. These officers are frequently referred to as bums.

“Scout me for him at the corner of the orchard, like a bum-bailiff.”

Shakespeare: Twelfth Night, iii. 4.

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