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Where did the phrase “Kick the bucket” come from?

April 26, 2017kick the bucket phrase

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Where did the phrase “Kick the bucket” come from?

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The wooden frame that slaughtered animals were hung from is known as a bucket. The death spasms of the animals caused…

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someone contemplating suicide would place a rope around a rafter, place the noose around their neck and stand on a bucket. The bucket would then be kicked away and the person would hang until dead.