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Thread #56256 Message #878394
Posted By: nutty
30-Jan-03 - 09:10 AM
Thread Name: meaning? 'My father would have paid the smart'
Subject: RE: Origins: What does it mean? 'My father would have
"Kissing the book" (The bible) was a way of pledging oneself
.
Like taking an oath in a court of law.
Once having done that there was no going back.