| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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Indicative of intense mental distress and astonishment. Dr. Andrews, of Beresford chapel, Walworth, who attended Probert under sentence of death, says: “When the executioner put the cords on his wrists, his hair, though long and lanky, of a weak iron-grey, rose gradually and stood perfectly upright, and so remained for some time, and then fell gradually down again.” | 1 |
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“Fear came upon me and trembling, … [and] the hair of my flesh stood up.”—Job iv. 14, 15. |
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