Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—J

Jack Sprat

A dwarf; as if sprats were dwarf mackerels. Children, by a similar metaphor, are called small fry.

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