tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post3186698839648300511..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Language in The Complete Sherlock HolmesMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-57148649582925765912020-02-26T17:54:58.880-06:002020-02-26T17:54:58.880-06:00Ribston Pippins are still around . . . http://www....Ribston Pippins are still around . . . http://www.heirloomorchards.com/product%20pages/ribston_pippin.html<br />There are quite a few still-existing varieties of apple that were originally discovered as pippins ("wild"-growing seedlings). I am told that the Cox's Orange Pippin is still common in England as a standard eating appleppppeetttehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592743216372447205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-9400875337422576562020-02-26T11:33:05.707-06:002020-02-26T11:33:05.707-06:00Probably peg as the measurement. Did also find thi...Probably peg as the measurement. Did also find this <br /><br />https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-make-a-peg-of-whiskeynanoalchemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10000634831902196631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-31222085338698179532020-02-25T09:28:50.614-06:002020-02-25T09:28:50.614-06:00Thank you!
Thank you!<br />WDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09813817680872155335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-47576901490688932892020-02-24T14:30:29.489-06:002020-02-24T14:30:29.489-06:00Darbies is not exactly slang but refers to Darby P...Darbies is not exactly slang but refers to Darby Pattern handcuffs.<br /><br />https://www.handcuffwarehouse.com/dastre1.htmlMartin,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17610185859931203267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-61415567115119224262020-02-24T14:28:26.843-06:002020-02-24T14:28:26.843-06:00Not at all.
https://kingscollections.org/catalog...Not at all. <br /><br />https://kingscollections.org/catalogues/kclca/collection/g/10gu7125<br /><br />A dresser was a type of senior student of a surgeon.Martin,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17610185859931203267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-70634408300538942852020-02-24T12:08:42.411-06:002020-02-24T12:08:42.411-06:00From Latin pertinax, from per- (“very”) + tenax (“...From Latin pertinax, from per- (“very”) + tenax (“tenacious”).<br /><br />"Pertain" has a different etymology, from the French: Borrowed from Old French partenir (modern French appartenir), in turn from Latin pertineō, pertinēre. Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-30774915276625101472020-02-24T10:56:35.132-06:002020-02-24T10:56:35.132-06:00I am surprised by the dictionary definition of per...I am surprised by the dictionary definition of pertinacious. I connect it, and pertinacity, with the word pertains and so referring to relevance rather than persistance. This may be a misuse of the word, but I don't think it is uncommon.WDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09813817680872155335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-60158317710364781102020-02-24T10:48:40.930-06:002020-02-24T10:48:40.930-06:00I don't think covert (pronounced "cover&q...I don't think covert (pronounced "cover" without the t) necessarily implies artificial, and I don't think it even implies that there is any degree of active management for the benefit of foxes. It is just the name for a patch of woodland with relatively thick undergrowth where a fox might be found. (Or pheasants or other game, when the sport is shooting.)<br /><br /><br />Of course, it may depend on how upmarket that particular hunt is.WDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09813817680872155335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-8226322909862485622020-02-24T10:35:22.499-06:002020-02-24T10:35:22.499-06:00This looks like the derivation of the name, but I ...This looks like the derivation of the name, but I don't think an exact volume is implied -- the term was often used in informal, non-commercial, settings where there is no reason for accurate measurement.WDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09813817680872155335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-5313991733279041222020-02-24T10:29:43.225-06:002020-02-24T10:29:43.225-06:00Agreed!
Agreed!<br />WDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09813817680872155335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-52243299595721431772020-02-23T22:19:25.180-06:002020-02-23T22:19:25.180-06:00Growlers: Brewer's Dictionary says "the o...Growlers: Brewer's Dictionary says "the old four-wheeled horse-drawn cabs were called 'growlers' from the surly attitude of their drivers and 'crawlers' from their slow pace."<br /><br />Brewer identifies "heeled" as a Western Americanism meaning "supplied with all necessities, particularly money and firearms." As a lad I often heard "well-heeled" applied to someone who was well-to-do, but without the suggestion of being armed. Brewer says the expression "derives from the metal spurs or 'heels' fitted to the spurs of fighting cocks."<br /><br />A fascinating post!Smurfswackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807173070389349098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-40385239565189301452020-02-23T19:09:22.604-06:002020-02-23T19:09:22.604-06:00In this context, I suspect "dresser" ref...In this context, I suspect "dresser" refers to someone who dressed wounds.aliphilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953460417699823826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-42121854009995522492020-02-23T14:14:49.702-06:002020-02-23T14:14:49.702-06:00Coverts were areas of woodland created artificiall...Coverts were areas of woodland created artificially to provide habitats for foxes in hunting country. They were sometimes subsidised by the local hunt.<br /><br />Lady Day was also the first day of the legal year in England until 1752 before the intriduction of the "New Style" calendar.<br /><br />"... I've skippered the 'Varsity all this year." - probably relates to one of the boats competing in the University Boat Race since the preceding text "Why, I was first reserve for England against Wales," also refers to athletic prowess.<br /><br />" foeman who is worthy of our steel" - similar to a phrase quoted by Frederick Douglass in his 1862 speech "The War and how to end it"<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-31787899973068588432020-02-23T12:21:37.013-06:002020-02-23T12:21:37.013-06:00Timekeepers were replaced by punchclocks.Timekeepers were replaced by punchclocks.nycguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02799769428539687855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-42418661852367619262020-02-23T11:42:42.761-06:002020-02-23T11:42:42.761-06:00Whisky-peg may be after the measurement. 'Peg&...Whisky-peg may be after the measurement. 'Peg' is a common term applied to antique whisky measures such as the often conical chota-peg or whiky tot. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-40947320254199835642020-02-23T11:14:23.874-06:002020-02-23T11:14:23.874-06:00A 'Whisky Peg' MAY be in reference to a gi...A 'Whisky Peg' MAY be in reference to a given volume of the drink.<br />**********<br />A peg is a unit of volume, typically used to measure amounts of liquor in the Indian subcontinent. ... It then follows that a peg of liquor usually contains 12.84 ml of pure alcohol, roughly equal to 1.3 alcoholic units.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peg_(unit)<br /><br />Dutchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06186788068400120965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-68856246546570195192020-02-23T11:02:31.488-06:002020-02-23T11:02:31.488-06:00"[W]hy would Watson have needed a dresser?&qu..."[W]hy would Watson have needed a dresser?"<br /><br />My wild guess is that a dresser in a hospital would assist with gowning surgeons, to help keep operating theaters and the doctors themselves sterile.<br /><br />"Whiskey-pegs"<br />If the speaker speaks Indian English, the peg is a unit of measure, roughly like a "shot." "Cheroot" is another Indian English word, from Tamil. Ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peg_(unit) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheroot<br />Josh Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679446962369584773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-5964644972179515622020-02-23T10:48:49.715-06:002020-02-23T10:48:49.715-06:00A timekeeper would wind all the clocks in a busine...A timekeeper would wind all the clocks in a business, adjust the weights if they were running fast or slow, and effect general maintenance such as keeping everything lubricated and clean. If a business required exact time (perhaps tied to the railroad, or needing to get to court on time, etc.) this would be a crucial job.<br /><br />As for a colourman, I assume it's probably this:<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_guardChrisnoreply@blogger.com