“Jack Sprat”
A nursery rhyme:
Jack Sprat could eat no fat;
His wife could eat no lean,
And so betwixt them both,
They licked the platter clean.
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How to use “Jack Sprat” in a sentence
It's just the tale of Jack Sprat, my son, over again; only your little fancy's neether lean nor fat, but monkey-nuts!
The Three Mulla-mulgars | Walter De La Mare“Jack Sprat,” mournfully suggested Dick through the cloud of his misery.
Under the Greenwood Tree | Thomas HardyJack Sprat might incite pleasant ridicule, but Jack Sprat's wife—lo!
The Woman Beautiful | Helen Follett Stevans"You have brought me luck," said little Jack Sprat, turning to Puss.
Puss Junior and Robinson Crusoe | David CoryThere stood Jack Sprat himself, leaning against the sty, watching his pig eat his dinner.
Puss Junior and Robinson Crusoe | David Cory
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