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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Cuckold’s Point.
 
A spot on the riverside near Deptford. So called from a tradition that King John made there successful love to a labourer’s wife.   1
 


 Cuckold King (The).Cuckoo. 

 
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