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QUOTATION: That knuckle-end of England, that land of Calvin, oat-cakes, and sulphur.
Quotations 1919
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He would eat only the knuckle-end of a leg of mutton, and would never look at over - done beef.
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A leg of mutton was following, but he caught it dexterously by the knuckle-end as it fell, and rescued so much from the wreck.
Uppingham by the Sea a Narrative of the Year at Borth John Huntley Skrine 1885
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That knuckle-end of England, -- that land of Calvin, oat-cakes, and sulphur.
Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature John Bartlett 1862
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A deep cut should, in the first place, be made quite down to the bone, across the knuckle-end of the joint, along the line 1 to 2.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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The carving of it is not very difficult: the knife should be carried sharply down in the direction of the line from 1 to 2, and slices taken from either side, as the guests may desire, some liking the knuckle-end, as well done, and others preferring the more underdone part.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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A deep cut should, in the first place, be made quite down to the bone, across the knuckle-end of the joint, along the line 1 to 2.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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The carving of it is not very difficult: the knife should be carried sharply down in the direction of the line from 1 to 2, and slices taken from either side, as the guests may desire, some liking the knuckle-end, as well done, and others preferring the more underdone part.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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2That knuckle-end of England, that land of Calvin, oat-cakes, and sulphur.
Quotations 1919
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4854That knuckle-end of England, that land of Calvin, oat-cakes, and sulphur.
Quotations 1919
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