Some Victorian sayings to do with cats.
This week’s historical trivia unashamedly looks at Victorian sayings that involve cats.
If a thief talked about a ‘Cat’, the chances are he wasn’t referring to our feline friends but a lady’s muff. Similarly if he mentioned ‘Freeing a cat,’ best hold on tight to your possessions, because he was about to steal something.
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A Dead Man's Debt
If a thief talked about a ‘Cat’, the chances are he wasn’t referring to our feline friends but a lady’s muff. Similarly if he mentioned ‘Freeing a cat,’ best hold on tight to your possessions, because he was about to steal something.
For the full post follow the link:
http://graceelliot-author.blogspot.co...
A Dead Man's Debt
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'Familiar Felines.'
Following on from last weeks Halloween posting, today's blog post looks at the unwanted image of cats as the witches familiar - from the Norse Goddess Freya to lonely women in the middle ages.
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