[LRflex] Re: Feeling "Chuffed"
- From: David Young <telyt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:40:05 -0700
Douglas Sharp wrote:
>I seem to remember that chuffed has ornithological connotations - a male
>bird chuffs its breast to impress females.
Hmmm... .with humans, it's the other way 'round... is it not?
>It also comes in another UK phrase, "As cold as a Penguin's chuff", the
>chuff being the "nest" of feathers between a penguins feet for keeping
>eggs or chicks warm.
Gee, Douglas... you've got a bigger dictionary than I do! :-)
Cheers!
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