Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Shannon

Dipped in the Shannon. One who has been dipped in the Shannon loses all bashfulness. At least, sic aiunt.

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