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Irwell - 05 Jan 2009 03:34 GMT

Brothel creepers, or opera slippers?

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Mike Barnes - 05 Jan 2009 08:02 GMT

In alt.usage.english, Irwell wrote:

>Brothel creepers, or opera slippers?

Not for a horse.

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Leslie Danks - 05 Jan 2009 11:29 GMT

> In alt.usage.english, Irwell wrote:
>>Brothel creepers, or opera slippers?
>
> Not for a horse.

Not even in a horse opera?

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Mike Lyle - 05 Jan 2009 19:26 GMT

> Brothel creepers, or opera slippers?

"Hob shoe, hob!
Hob shoe, hob!
Here a nail
And there a nail,
And that's well shod!"

I wonder if there were once actions to go with the nursery song; and, if
there were, did they portray farriery or cobblery, or something
completely different?

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Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2009

Well shod.