Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—K

Klaus

(Peter). The prototype of Rip Van Winkle, whose sleep lasted twenty years. Pronounce Klows. (See Santa Klaus.)

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