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Tracey Dragonsfriend	Kitty Alone -- meaning? (40)	RE: Kitty Alone -- meaning?	23 Jun 04
Hmm... in Norfolk (in the UK) a puddy is a cat, short for puddy-tat, derived from pussy-cat. And the horse-holding rhyme is "Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, haud the dickey till I get on", as a dickey is a horse in old Norfolk dialect. The only way I can remember hearing cuddy is as an alternative to cubby, ie cuddy-hole, a small, snug place. Wonderful stuff, language! But I don't remember hearing any of these songs, I'm afraid... Cheers Tracey Dragonsfriend Scorch's Pyrography

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