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† ˈPacolet Obs.
Name of a dwarf in the old romance of Valentine and Orson, said to have made a magical horse of wood by which he could instantly convey himself to any desired place. Hence allusively, esp. in Pacolet's horse (F. le cheval de Pacolet), and Pacolet for a swift steed.
1581Sidney Apol. Poetrie (Arb.) 64, I may speake..of Peru, and in speech, digresse from that, to the description of Calicut: but in action, I cannot represent it without Pacolets horse. a1613Overbury Characters (N.), The itch of bestriding the presse, or getting up on this wodden Pacolet. 1694Echard Plautus 53 If I had got Pacolet's Horse, I cou'dn't ha' came sooner. 1728Ramsay Monk & Miller's Wife 230 I'll gar my Pacolet appear. |