It is. You're right. BTW, the phrase has an additional ancient connotation, since salt is also a symbol of knowledge in ancient literature.StormTrooperTR889 wrote:Roman soldiers were paid in part with salt. I think that expresion is that old.
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Since males were known as roosters/cocks for quite some time as well. In fact studying Roman law, a guy who was of the upper classes could keep his equipment after being convicted of rape by paying off the girl's father and having a cock sacrificed in his place.Typhonis 1 wrote:Chick comes from the dictionary its shiort for chicken which was another name for a girl.
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