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    Why do we say a 'spitting image' when two items are alike?

    Question #29542. Asked by sane student. (Mar 11 03 4:37 PM)


    sequoianoir

    		Alteration of spit and image, from spit, an exact likeness, as in the very spit of.
    The perfect likeness: He's the spit and image of his father.

    It seems 'spit' was a 14th century word for a 'perfect likeness'


    Mar 11 03, 5:01 PM

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