E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Elliot.
In the Black Dwarf, by Sir Walter Scott, are seven of that name, viz. Halbert or Hobbie Elliot, of the Heugh-foot (a farmer); Mrs. Elliot, his grandmother; John and Harry, his brothers; and Lilias, Jean, and Arnot, his sisters.
