wear the bull's feather



wear the bull's feather

To have an adulterous wife; to be cuckolded. The cuckold is traditionally associated with horns, and a "bull's feather" was once a term for a horn. I never thought I would wear the bull's feather, but it's true—my wife cheated on me.
See also: feather, wear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ÓLafur-Icelandic
ShannenSHAN-ənEnglish (Modern)
Ligeia-Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Shulamit-Hebrew
Mitchel['mitʃəl]
CescSESKCatalan