Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—L

Lupus in Fabula

(See above.)

“`Lupus in fabula.' answered the abbot, scornfully. `The wolf accused the sheep of muddying the stream, when he drank in it above her.' ” —Sir W. Scott: The Moncastery last chapter.

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