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or leg is vulgar in the extreme
To cut a wing or leg is vulgar in the extreme; for a large party, then, a second goose is necessary; but lest our readers should say, "That is an easy way to avoid telling us how we ought to dismember this bird," we will continue.
— from Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness by Arthur Martine

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