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Latest comment: 3 years ago by Equinox in topic Possible missing sense: type of handkerchief

Possible missing sense: type of handkerchief

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John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) defines waterman as "a blue silk handkerchief. The friends of the Oxford and Cambridge boats' crews always wear these—light blue for Cambridge, and a darker shade for Oxford." Equinox 05:43, 19 April 2021 (UTC)Reply