GOTHAM, a town in Nottinghamshire, celebrated for the Theban rusticity of its inhabitants. Hence the usual proverb, "One of the wise men of Gotham."
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GOTHAM, a town in Nottinghamshire, celebrated for the Theban rusticity of its inhabitants. Hence the usual proverb, "One of the wise men of Gotham."