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Spratt (other)
Spratt or Sprat may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * "Jack Sprat", a nursery rhyme * Jack Spratt (fictional detective), a character in novels by Jasper Fforde * Septimus Spratt, a character in British television series ''Downton Abbey'' * Dylan Spratt, US born Entrepreneur * Thomas Abel Brimage Spratt, English hydrographer Places * Spratt, Michigan, United States * Spratt, Ohio, United States Other uses * Sprat, group of forage fish belonging to the genus Sprattus in the family Clupeidae * Spratt (surname) * Spratt Cemetery, near Fort Mill, York County, South Carolina, United States * Spratt Model 107, an American seaplane * Spratt Stadium, St. Joseph, Missouri, United States * Spratt's, an American pet food manufacturer * Spratt's Complex, a mixed-use development in Poplar, London See also * Sea Spurge Remote Area Teams (SPRATS) * Sproat * Sprot (surname) {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Sprat
"Jack Sprat" (or "Jack Spratt") is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19479. Rhyme The most common modern version of the rhyme is: Origins The name "Jack Sprat" was used of people of small stature in the 16th century. This rhyme was an English proverb from at least the mid-17th century. It appeared in John Clarke's collection of sayings in 1639 in the form: As with many nursery rhymes, "Jack Sprat" may have originated as a satire on a public figure: history writer Linda Alchin suggests that Jack was King Charles I, who was left "lean" when parliament denied him taxation, but with his queen Henrietta Maria he was free to "lick the platter clean" after he dissolved parliament—Charles was a notably short man. An alternative explanation comes from the popular Robin Hood legend, applying it to the disliked King John and his greedy queen Isabella. The saying entered the canon of English nursery rhymes when it was printed in ''Mother G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |