- the forked plague
- obsolete cuckoldryReferring to the proverbial horns worn by the cuckold, and see horn2:This forked plague is fated to us. (Shakespeare, Othello)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
the forked plague
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