Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—D

Diggory

A barn labourer, taken on grand occasions for butler and footman to Mr. and Mrs. Hardcastle. He laughs and talks while serving, and is as gauche as possible. (Goldsmith. She Stoops to Conquer.)

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