| Front | Morton's fork \MOR-tuhns fork\ |
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| Back | noun A situation involving choice between two equally undesirable outcomes. [After John Morton (c. 1420-1500), archbishop of Canterbury, who was tax collector for the English King Henry VII. To him is attributed Morton's fork, a neat argument for collecting taxes from everyone: those living in luxury obviously had money to spare and those living frugally must have accumulated savings to be able to pay.] |
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