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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Salt in a Coffin

It is still not uncommon to put salt into a coffin, and Moresin tells us the reason; Satan hates salt, because it is the symbol of incorruption and immortality. (Papatus, p. 154.)

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