Timeline for Origin of the exact phrase "cold iron"?
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| Jun 12, 2022 at 20:26 | history | edited | Greybeard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 17, 2021 at 13:59 | comment | added | Quuxplusone | The one relevant sentence here is "Cold Iron" is a [euphemism used to repel] various animals and incidences considered unlucky by Irish fishermen. — sourced to Bairbre Ní Fhloinn's Cold Iron: Aspects of the Occupational Lore of Irish Fishermen (2018). The specific connection with the spoken euphemisms of fishermen matches the "Current Literature" citation from my answer below, so that either is a useful corroboration, or indicates that Ní Fhloinn drew on the same source. :) | |
| Jun 16, 2021 at 23:28 | history | answered | Greybeard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |