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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—G

Ganem

(g hard), having incurred the displeasure of Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid, effected his escape by taking the place of a slave, who was carrying on his head dishes from his own table. (Arabian Nights' Entertainments.)

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