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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Forty Thieves.
 
In the tale of Ali Baba’. (Arabian Nights’ Entertainments.)   1
 


 Forty Stripes save One.Forty Winks. 

 
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