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to catch a weasel asleep
It is a common belief that this little animal is never caught napping, for the obvious reason that h...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
(Heb. holedh), enumerated among unclean animals (Lev. 11:29). Some think that this Hebrew word rather denotes the mole (Spalax typhlus) common in Palestine. There is no sufficient reason, however, to depart from the usual translation. The weasel tribe are common also in Palestine.
It is a common belief that this little animal is never caught napping, for the obvious reason that h...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.