What Does The Expression "Showing The White Feather" Come From?
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This section is from the book "The Wonder Book Of Knowledge", by Henry Chase. Also available from Amazon: Wonder Book of Knowledge.
What Does The Expression "Showing The White Feather" Come From?
We say people "show the white feather" when they display cowardice, because a white feather in a bird marks a cross breed, and it is not found on a fighting game-cock.
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