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Re: Question



B. Dalton wrote:

My son the teacher asked me if I know where the saying "Runs like the Dickens"
comes from.  Seems his kids in a class he is teaching asked the question.  He
thought it may be some reference to "Charles Dickens", but that doesn't seem
right to me.

Any idea where to look????

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Dickens is slang for the devil.

A college reference library will have the Oxford English Dictionary which should
have the origins.  This reference source is often online.

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Assistant Director
Illinois State Archives
Springfield, IL  62756

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<DIV><FONT size=2>My son the teacher asked me if I know where the saying "Runs
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asked the question.&nbsp; He thought it may be some reference to "Charles
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Any idea where to look????</FONT></DIV>
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