The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #94139 Message #1819169
Posted By: Bob Bolton
25-Aug-06 - 11:47 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Eating off the clock shelf & old games
Subject: RE: Folklore: Eating off the clock shelf - meaning of?
G'day kat,
I would presume it meant being so sore that she could not sit down - even to eat.
I think I've heard this sense in times past ... but it probably died out with the arrival of overstuffed furniture and scatter cushions.