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sspyder1968 | 12:14 Sat 04th Nov 2006 | Phrases & Sayings
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Where does the saying, 'rubbing salt in the wound' come from
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I imagine it is from the days when sailors were flogged until their backs bled and then as further torture salt would be rubbed into the wound to make it hurt even more
12:21 Sat 04th Nov 2006
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I think kev100 is nearly right, but the salt was used to stop infection.
11:01 Mon 06th Nov 2006

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