Paul's Walkers
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Jonson called Bobadil (#.v.) a Paul's man, and in his Every Man out of fit's Humour (1599) is a variety of scenes in the interior of St. Paul's.
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 “Paul's Walkers” mean?
Jonson called Bobadil (#.v.) a Paul's man, and in his Every Man out of fit's Humour (1599) is a variety of scenes in the interior of St. Paul's.
Is “Paul's Walkers” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.