The expression, "touch wood," comes from the days when many of our old churches contained as a greatly venerated relic a piecs of the true Cross. The relic obviously waa used in the taking of solemn oaths, the person concerned placing his or her hand on the wood. In an age when the Church was all-powerful all kinds of powers became associated with such relies, particularly perhaps the warding off of troubles and evils by "touching the sacred wood."
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 269, 12 November 1937, Page 11
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