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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Bless

He has not a [sixpence] to bless himself with, i.e. in his possession; wherewith to make himself happy. This expression may probably be traced to the time when coins were marked with a deeply-indented cross. Cf. To keep the devil out of one's pocket.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894

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