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 O’asis.Oaths. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Oath.
 
The sacred oath of the Persians is By the Holy Grave—i.e. the Tomb of Shah Besa’de, who is buried in Casbin. (Strut.)   1
 


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