Massacre of St
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Bartholomew) : "Nurse, nurse, what murder! what blood! O! I have done wrong: God pardon me.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Massacre of St” mean?
Bartholomew) : "Nurse, nurse, what murder! what blood! O! I have done wrong: God pardon me.
Is “Massacre of St” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.