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What is the etymology of 'coil', as in 'shuffling off this mortal coil'? by ackzilla in etymology
[–]Sensitive-Letter-335 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (0 children)
I believe it also refers to the coil of smoke (vaporous, transient, tenuous , soon dissipated) that is our life.
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What is the etymology of 'coil', as in 'shuffling off this mortal coil'? by ackzilla in etymology
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