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 Forks.Forlorn Hope. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Forked Cap (A).
 
A bishop’s mitre is so called by John Skelton. It is cleft or forked.   1
 


 Forks.Forlorn Hope. 

 
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