Walking Under a Ladder.
It 'is said that. the superstition against passing under a ladder originated in the fact that “ to walk under a ladder ” was a slang expression for “ to be hanged,” the allusion being to the ladder from which the unfortunate criminal had to jump or be thrust. Many people who are not superstitious object strongly to walking under ladders, but their dislike is due to the probability of paint or other articles falling on them, to injure their person cr damage their clothes.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 365, 5 March 1932, Page 27 (Supplement)
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86Walking Under a Ladder. Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 365, 5 March 1932, Page 27 (Supplement)
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