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Cressy(Battle of). Won by Edward III. and the Black Prince over Philippe VI. of France, August 26, 1346. “Cressy was lost by kickshaws and soup meagre.” Fenton: Prol. to Southern's Spartan Dame. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Cressy from Fact Monster:
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