Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—O

Old Fox

Marshal Soult: so called by the soldiers because of his strategic abilities and never-failing resources. (1769-1851.) (See Fox.)

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