Mistress Monk of the parish of Nether Edge was recently heard gossipping at
the pump about shaving. I have looked into Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and
Fable and found the following:
"In the Turkish seraglio the slaves are obliged to shave their chins, in
token of their servitude."
Although on the same page there is an entry for something called Shandy-gaff
"a mixture of beer and ginger beer" - much more interesting.
Cheers
The Reverend Dave
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