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It could have arisen from the writings of Virgil (70-19 BC) 'latet angius in herba meaning 'a snake in the grass'. Better known in English since the 17th century as a traitor. In the late 1800's the slang term of 'grasshopper' was used, being rhyming slang for 'copper' (policeman) shortened to 'grasser' and subsequently to 'grass' meaning one who gives information

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