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Brewer's: Noctuas Athenas Ferre
To carry coals to Newcastle. Athens abounded with owls, and Minerva was therefore symbolised by an owl. To send owls to Athens would be wasteful and extravagant excess.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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