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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
English in Serbia
I declare, quoth my uncle Toby, mine are more like a smoak-jack.--Then, brother Toby, I have nothing more to say to you upon that subject, said my father.
i met this expression in Shandy book 3 ch 18 h i think it means that he is so stupid to understand this
Hassan Hegazy
Egypt
i met this expression in Shandy book 3 ch 18 h i think it means that he is so stupid to understand this
Hassan Hegazy
Egypt
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--Then, brother Toby, I have nothing more to say to you upon that subject, said my father. i met this expression in Shandy book 3 ch 18 h i think it means that he (ie Uncle Toby) is too stupid to understand this Yes. Quoth is an archaic word meaning 'said'.
- --Then, brother Toby, I have nothing more to say to you upon that subject, said my father.
- i met this expression in Shandy book 3 ch 18 h i think it means that he (ie Uncle Toby) is too stupid to understand this Yes.
- Quoth is an archaic word meaning 'said'.
- For a more detailed discussion of this text, and some more context, and an explanation of 'a smoak-jack', look here.
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I declare, quoth my uncle Toby, mine are more like a smoak-jack.--Then, brother Toby, I have nothing more to say to you upon that subject, said my father.
i met this expression in Shandy book 3 ch 18 h i think it means that he (ie Uncle Toby) is too stupid to understand this
i met this expression in Shandy book 3 ch 18 h i think it means that he (ie Uncle Toby) is too stupid to understand this
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