Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Christmas

(Kristmas). “Christmas comes but once a year.” (Thomas Tusser.)

Christmas

Slang for a railway-guard. Explained under Chivy (q.v. ).

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

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