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
BroosBRO:SDutch, Limburgish
Eidel-Yiddish
Monroe[mən'rəu]
FancyFANT-seeEnglish (Rare)
TirtaTEER-tahIndonesian
Keturahki-TOOR-ə (English), kee-TYOOR-ə (English)Biblical