"Slipperspoon"

[Wilson Gray]

On Oct 2, 2004, at 9:58 PM, sagehen wrote:

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>> Is "slipperspoon," the local term meaning "shoehorn," used outside of
>> black East Texas? If a slipperspoon wasn't to hand, we would use an
>> actual tablespoon, instead.
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>> -Wilson Gray
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> I can remember being told of this term by my father.  I'm not sure if
> he
> was just citing it as an interesting example (he was an Eng prof &
> found
> lang & usage endlessly  fascinating) or saying that it had been his own
> family's expression  (Ohio, 1880s on).  We said "shoehorn," had
> several and
> used them.
>  I now make do with a piece cut from a qt-sized yogurt carton, when I
> need one.
>  A. Murie
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I can tell that you're of a very practical bent! ;-)

-W. Gray