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William Feather

(1889—1981)

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Few women are dumb enough to listen to reason.

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U.S. authorpublisher All the vitamins needed seem to be found in plebian dishes. www.english-slang.com

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[feather in one's cap] {n. phr.} Something to be proud of; an honor. * /It was a feather in his cap to win first prize./ (From the medieval practice of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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