[Ads-l] An early _chops_ "face"? Evidence for _boody_ < "body"?

[Wilson Gray]

> "the cavity of the mouth"

True, yet "wipe her mouth and clear her eyes" is distinct from the "clear
her mouth and wipe her eyes" that might be the preferred locution, had the
Squitter'd Tawny entered primarily into the cavity of her mouth, not to
mention that it is not likely that she would have held her mouth open while
keeping her eyes shut during the administration of the ass-whuppin'. But...

Youneverknow.


On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 8:55 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> "Poor Pilgarlic" usu. meant "the poor fool we're talking about." In this
> case, "Jack."
>
> As for "chops," let me suggest "the cavity of the mouth," as in OED (1589).
> JL
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 8:47 PM, Mark Mandel <mark.a.mandel at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > "Peel-garlick": a bald person.
> >  I don't remember where I learned that one, but it was in association
> with
> > the spelling "pilgarlic(k?)".
> >
> > Mark, collector of linguistic trivia
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 26, 2018, 8:58 PM Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
> > ..
> >
> > > The ice on a
> > > sudden broke, and in dropt Peel-garlick all but the head, where he
> > lookt...
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