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got any citation on that?
Nope, not chapter and verse anyway.
I think it was in a book by Willard Espy who published a collection of phrases which we still use today without understanding the original context.
One of those phrases was "pulling the wool over a person's eyes", hence, "pulling a fast one".
It seemed plausible to me because a street thief needs to work fast if he wants to stay in business.
But I'm open to other interpretations, mav.
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