Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Clerkenwell

(London) means the Clerks'-well, where the parish clerks of London used to assemble yearly to play some sacred piece.

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