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A WOMAN, A SPANIEL, AND WALNUT TREE,
THE MORE THEY'RE BEATEN, THE BETTER THEY BE.

Where learned: SCOTLAND ; NORTH COUNTRY, ASSUMED

James Callow Keyword(s): SEXISM

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb
PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim
PROVERB -- Blason Populaire

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