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After the character of the same name in Henry Fielding's Joseph Andrews (1742).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A rude, vulgar country clergyman, devoted to agricultural pursuits. Full definition →
After the character of the same name in Henry Fielding's Joseph Andrews (1742).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.