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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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Zinaida | | zee-nah-EE-dah | Russian |
| Chico | | SHEE-koo | Portuguese |
| Reuben | | ROO-bən (English) | Biblical, Hebrew, English |
| Lanre | | - | Western African, Yoruba |
| Anej | | - | Slovene |
| Diomedes | | die-ə-MEE-deez (English) | Greek Mythology |