/ · 1894 Brewer’s · C · Come the Religious Dodge (To)
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means to ask or seek some favour under pretence of a religious motive. Here “come” means to come and introduce. (See Dodge.)
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.