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Old May 21st, 2020, 05:19 AM
Tim Lodge
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Default Re: [Dixonary] Rnd 3074 - WIFTY

Tim B is absolutely right about the housewife and its pronunciation. I was
issued with one when I joined the Royal Air Force nearly 60 years ago, and
spent my first week using the contents to sew nametags on all my clothes, .

-- Tim L

On Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 9:10:18 AM UTC+1, Tim B wrote:
>
> > While intrigued that a housewife might have "contents"

>
> A "housewife" (pronounced "hussif", I was told, but that may be regional)
> was the term for a mending
> kit issued to British soldiers. I still have one bought from a surplus
> shop and used when camping.
>
> Best wishes,
> Tim Bourne.
>


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