Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Black Ox

The black ox has trod on his foot- i.e. misfortune has come to him. Black oxen were sacrificed to Pluto and other infernal deities.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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