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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Rope.
 
The Brahmin teaches that “whoever hangs himself will wander eternally with a rope round his neck.” (Asiatic Researches.)   1
 


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