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BJB2060 | 20:42 Wed 07th May 2003 | Phrases & Sayings
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The saying first appeared in print in the early 1800s. There is a suggestion that it refers to the action of a shepherd counting his flock. In other words, he would flick/shake his stick towards an animal each time he counted one. Thus, 'more than you can shake a stick at' referred to so many that they were virtually uncountable.
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