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Yit had I levir do what I may Than here to dye thus cowerdelye ["Le Morte d'Arthur," c. 1450]
来源于拉丁语cauda(尾巴)和古法语coart(胆小鬼),把尾巴和胆小鬼相联系大概是因为胆小的人一受到惊吓总像狗一样夹着尾巴逃跑。
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