Vulgar words in The Folk-lore of Plants (Page 1)
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Amongst some of the other numerous proverbs may be mentioned a few relating to the apple; one of these reminding us that, "An apple, an egg, and a nut, You may eat after a slut."
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Another variation, given by Moor in his "Suffolk Words" (p. 465), is this:-- "Three things by beating better prove: A nut, an ass, a woman; The cudgel from their back remove, And they'll be good for no man."