Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Shallow

A weak-minded country justice, intended as a caricature of Sir Thomas Lucy, of Charlecote. He is described as one who had been a madcap in his youth, and still dotes on his wild tricks; he is withal a liar, a blockhead, and a rogue. (Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor, and 2 Henry IV.)

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