E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Piper.
The Pied Piper. (See PIED.)
1
Who’s to pay the piper? (See PAY.)
2
Tom Piper. So the piper is called in the morris dance.
3
There is apparently another Tom Piper, referred to by Drayton and others, of whom nothing is now known. He seems to have been a sort of Mother Goose, or raconteur of short tales.
There is apparently another Tom Piper, referred to by Drayton and others, of whom nothing is now known. He seems to have been a sort of Mother Goose, or raconteur of short tales.
