"one hair of a woman can draw more than a hundred pair of oxen" meaning in English

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Proverb

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  1. Women have great influence on their male partners or husbands and can have anything done for them. Categories (topical): Women Translations (women have great influence on their male partners): estira més un pèl de figa que una maroma de vaixell [vulgar] (Catalan), tira més un pèl de cony que una mula [vulgar] (Catalan), tira més un pèl de dona que cent mules (Catalan), το μουνί σέρνει καράβι (to mouní sérnei karávi) [vulgar] (Greek), tira più un pelo di fica che un carro di buoi [vulgar] (Italian), tiran más dos tetas que dos carretas (Spanish), dos tetas tiran más que dos carretas (Spanish), un pelo de concha tira más que una yunta de bueyes [vulgar] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-one_hair_of_a_woman_can_draw_more_than_a_hundred_pair_of_oxen-en-proverb-CX4LlPkM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English proverbs, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys

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