hop-the-gutter

Updated: May 28, 2025

"Thy, thou little hop-the-gutter, thou art as sharp as vinegar this afternoon! But tell me, how didst thou come off with yonder jolterheaded giant whom I left thee with? I was afraid he would have stripped thy clothes, and so swallowed thee, as men peel and eat a roasted chestnut." "Had he done so," replied the boy, "he would have had more brains in his guts than ever he had in his noddle.

Sir Walter Scott - Kenilworth