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Thread #110040 Message #4146199
Posted By: GUEST,Julia L
03-Jul-22 - 08:30 PM
Thread Name: Origins: 'Skin the Cat' and other family sayings
Subject: RE: Origins: 'Skin the Cat' and other family sayings
"Not enough room to swing a cat" refers to flogging withthe whip or "cat o'nine tails" onboard ship.
My uncle used to say a stupid person was "Numb-er than a hake!"