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Oak-tree

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(See Philemon.)

The oak-tree was consecrated to the god of thunder because oaks are said to be more likely to be struck by lightning than other trees.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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O Yes! O Yes! O Yes!
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Oak
Oak and Ash
Oak-tree
Oaks (The)
Oaks Famous in Story
Oakum
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