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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—W

Weeping Cross

To go by Weeping Cross. To repent, to grieve. In ancient times weeping crosses were crosses where penitents offered their devotions. In Stafford there is a weeping cross.

“Few men have wedded ... their paramours ... but have come home by Weeping Cross.” — Florio: Montatgne.

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