Where do we get the phrase: 'Bit the Dust'?

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According to Brewer's 20th Century Phrase and Fable, the phrase 'another Redskin bit the dust' was derived from Wild West stories. A bit of a whimpish explanation but there you go May 27 02, 9:12 PM

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