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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Cuckold's Point

A spot on the riverside near Deptford. So called from a tradition that King John made there successful love to a labourer's wife.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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