Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—P

Plover

To live like a plover, i.e. to live on nothing, to live on air. Plovers do not, however, live on air, but feed largely on small insects. They also eat worms, which they hunt for in newly-ploughed fields.

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