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Black Prince | 05:03 Tue 02nd Oct 2007 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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Where does the saying : To be sold a pup. Originate from.
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SOLD A PUP

If you bought a piglet the seller placed it in a bag or sack. Sometimes, with his hands out of sight, the seller would slip a puppy into the sack. If you were swindled in that way you were sold a pup.

05:46 Tue 02nd Oct 2007
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Furthermore, you bought a pig in a poke.
11:49 Tue 02nd Oct 2007

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