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What is the origin of the phrase 'tile the door' when used to direct the sealing of a room for a vote?
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∙ 12y ago
This has to do with Masonic Lodges and that fact that the Tiler is the guard to the outer door and he decides who is allowed in once the meeting has begun.
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