Brewer's: Symbol

originally meant the corresponding part of a tally, ticket, or coin cut in twain. The person who presented the piece which fitted showed a “symbol” of his right to what he claimed. (Greek, sun ballo, to put or cast together.)

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