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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Settie your Hash (To).
 
“To cook his goose;” or “make mince-meat of him.” Our slang is full of similar phrases.   1
       
“About earls as goes mad in their castles,
And females what settles their hash.”
       
Sims: Dagonet Ballads (Polly).
 


 Setting the Thames on Fire.Seven 

 
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