Dictionary Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words That Have a Tale to Tell (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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Ladies' Plate (the), in races, is not a race for a prize subscribed for by ladies, but a race run for by women.

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