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Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article , Judith Lea wrote: In article , Nick Maclaren writes This shows the difference between the sexes. We males wear splatchers, especially when cooking so, when the soup boils over, we needn't do anything until we have finished our beer. What are splatchers? Snowshoes for mud :-) It appears not to be in the OED, which is definitely not right. Right, here we go on an Arthur Ransome trip. It was in one of the ones away from the Lake District and the Broads, no? They kept finding these mysterious prints in the mud at low water, and had begun to theorize that there was a brontosaurus or something in the vicinity (sounds like Titty's thought-processes to me), until they met the local boy who used them. I had the impression that the word had been invented for the book. But, if not Ransome, perhaps Aubrey de Selincourt or some other boaty children's writer? -- Mike. |
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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. |
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Mike Lyle wrote:
[[splatchers]] But, if not Ransome, perhaps Aubrey de Selincourt or some other boaty children's writer? Right first time. It was Ransome. |
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"Mike Lyle" writes:
Right, here we go on an Arthur Ransome trip. It was in one of the ones away from the Lake District and the Broads, no? They kept finding these mysterious prints in the mud at low water, and had begun to theorize that there was a brontosaurus "Secret Water" and the Mastodon. Loosely based on the area just north of Walton on the Naze. Anthony |
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In article , Janet Baraclough
writes Can I get pink ones? Janet. Can I get gold ones? -- Judith Lea |
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