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Œil

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A lʹœil. On credit, for nothing. Corruption of the Italian a uffo (gratis). In the French translation of Don Quixote is this passage:—

“Ma femme, disait Sancho Pança, ne mʹa jamais dit oui que quand il fallait dire non. Or elles sont toutes de même … Elles sont toutes bonnes à pendre … passé cela, elles ne valent pas ce que iʹai dans lʹœil.”

 

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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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Odor Lucri (Latin)
Odorico (in Orlando Furioso)
Odour
Odour of Sanctity (In the)
Odrysium Carmen
Odur
Odyle
Odyssey
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Œil
Œil de Bœuf (L)
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Off-hand
Off his Head
Off the Hooks
Off with his Head! So much for Buckingham!
Offa’s Dyke
Og
Og
Oghams