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Cressy
(Battle of). Won by Edward III. and the Black Prince
over Philippe VI. of France, August 26, 1346.
“Cressy was lost by kickshaws and soup meagre.” Fenton: Prol. to
Southern's Spartan Dame.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Cressy from Infoplease:
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