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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Kidderminster Poetry.
 
Coarse doggerel verse, like the coarse woollen manufacture of Kidderminster. The term was first used by Shenstone, who applied it to a Mr. C., of Kidderminster.   1
       
“Thy verses, friend, are Kidderminster stuff;
And I must own you’ve measured out enough.”
 


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