E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Robin Mutton (A).
A simpleton.
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“Do you see this ram? His name is Robin. Here, Robin, Robin, Robin… . We will get a pair of scales, and then you, Robin Mutton [Panurge], shall be weighed against Tup Robin, … etc.”—Rabelais: Pantagruel, iv. 7.
