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TIL the phrase"cold shoulder"stems from a particular way to serve food to an unwanted guest.In this case “cold shoulder” was the serving of an inferior cut of meat, namely a"cold shoulder of mutton"to an uninvited guest, as opposed to serving a hot meal that was fresh out of the oven to an invitee.

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