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Trompe-l'oeil Posted 20 years ago
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muttonchop of a husband

0Please explain what's ment by "01i00muttonchop of a husband02i00" in the following passage:02br
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01i00Otherwise, it’s difficult to determine what she does to pass the day in her country house with Sir Leicester, her doting muttonchop of a husband.02i02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 00A mutton chop is a piece of meat from a sheep. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00A mutton chop is a piece of meat from a sheep.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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00A mutton chop is a piece of meat from a sheep. The writer is probably suggesting that the husband has the same personality and intelligence as a mutton chop.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Thank you for your reply. So, in your opinion, it has nothing to do with his sideburns or his "00 fossilised ideas that no 'tongue of man' could shake his prejudices"?0-
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0Hi again,02br
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01font00So, in your opinion, it has nothing to do with his sideburns 02font00I don't think so, although as you know, the word does have that meaning also.02br
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01font00or his "00 fossilised ideas that no 'tongue of man' could shake his prejudices?00 00We
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0Perhaps it might also hint at his size and shape? (just a wild guess).0-
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0Hi again,02br
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01font00So, in your opinion, it has nothing to do with his sideburns02font00 00I've been thinking about this a little more. Yes, possibly to some extent, it might be a case of a person being 'defined' by one egregious feature. For example, the comedian Jimmy Durante was called 'The Schnozz', because of his very
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0Hi again,02br
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01font00So, in your opinion, it has nothing to do with his sideburns02font00 00I've been thinking about this a little more. Yes, possibly to some extent, it might be a case of a person being 'defined' by one egregious feature. For example, the comedian Jimmy Durante was called 'The Schnozz', because of his very
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