Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—V

Vincent

(St.). Patron saint of drunkards. This is from the proverb -

“If on St. Vincent's Day [Jan 22] the sky is clear, More wine than water will crown the year.”

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