In article ,
martin wrote:
On Thu, 2 Jun 2005 16:25:38 +0100, Janet Baraclough
wrote:

What are splatchers?

Snowshoes for mud :-)

It appears not to be in the OED, which is definitely not right.

Nor Chambers.

Were/are they worn on the fens? I haven't heard of them before.

Essex.

That could well be right. I thought that they were used in the
Fenland, but the Thames estuary and/or Broads are equally plausible.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.