| E. Cobham Brewer 18101897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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(abominor, I pray that the omen may be averted; used on mentioning anything unlucky). As ill-omened things are disliked, so, by a simple figure of speech, what we dislike we consider ill-omened. | 1 |
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