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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Devil’s Paternoster (To say the).
 
To grumble; to rail at providence.   1
 


 Devil’s Own. (CONNAUGHT BOYS.)Devil’s Snuff-box (The). 

 
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