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 Cap and Gown.Cap of Fools (The). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Cap in Hand.
 
Submissively. To wait on a man cap in hand is to wait on him like a servant, ready to do his bidding.   1
 


 Cap and Gown.Cap of Fools (The). 

 
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