Allan-a-Dale
Americannoun
noun
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One day, therefore, after having returned from the daily allowance of slaughter, he contrived to find Sir Thomas in the solitude of his own room, and again began to act the part of Allan-a-Dale.
From Ayala's Angel by Anthony Trollope
"Which one of you is Allan-a-Dale?" he asked; and Allan came forward.
From Robin Hood by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden
"It is impossible that Allan-a-Dale can have thus treated a man of your reverend bearing," replied the Captain.
From Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
Allan-a-Dale, one of Robin Hood's men, introduced by sir W. Scott in Ivanhoe.
From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
"Devoutly spoken," said Locksley; "and where is Allan-a-Dale?"
From Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
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