Talk:devil to pay

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Latest comment: 6 years ago by Equinox in topic Possible etymology
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Possible etymology[edit]

According to Chambers 1908: "said to be from the difficulty of paying, or caulking, an awkward and inaccessible seam in a ship." Equinox 16:03, 18 December 2017 (UTC)Reply