10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUSSIF»
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hussif in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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A Remedy for the Evils that Have Caused the Destruction of a ...
To every man's kit a hussif with thread, needles, and buttons to be supplied. No
article is more necessary to a soldier. At -'-Alma, " in every Russian's kit a well
stocked hussif was found ; and , at Sevastopol , the English soldiers were in rags,
...
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An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
HUSSIF, a case containing thread, needles, and other articles for sewing. (Scand
.) ' Husuf, that is, house- wife ; a roll of flannel with a pin-cushion attached, used
for the purpose of holding pins, needles, and thread ; ' Peacock, Gloss, of words ...
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Contested Etymologies in the Dictionary of the Rev. W. W. Skeat
HUSSIF. — The roll of small necessaries for sewing (needle and thread, scissors,
&c.) that a good huswife requires to have always at hand. It is extraordinary that
Skeat should have convinced himself that this obvious origin of the term hussif is
...
Celia puns that Fortune's wheel is a spinning wheel like that used by housewives
, but she pronounces the word "housewife " as "hussif" in order to jokingly imply
that Fortune is as untrustworthy as a hussy (that is, a whore).] Rosalind l wish we
...
William Shakespeare, Gayle Holste, 2009
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An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
Ger. haushalt(ung) (see hold1). To hring douTi the house is theat. With
housewarming (16 cent.) cf. F. pendre la cremaillere, lit. to hang up the pot-hooh.
With housewife, sewing-case, cf. chatelaine (see also hussif). The houseleeh is
so named ...
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The British Army 1939-45 (3): The Far East
... 'hussif ('housewife' - sewing kit), washing kit, 'Tommy cooker', jungle ration, salt
tablets, water purification tablets, and a bottle of 'scat' (insect repellent). When the
steel helmet was worn the bush hat was worn on the pack's helmet X-straps; ...
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The National Trust Book of Forgotten Household Crafts
The Hussif My next encounter with the needle and thread was in the Second
World War via an object called the "hussif. We each carried a hussif, or little bag,
in a little pocket sewn into our jungle battledresses, together with a first aid field ...
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Merchant & Mills Sewing Book: Hand Sewing Techniques / ...
THE. HUSSIF. EVER-READY PORTABLE SEWING KIT A hussif was once the
soldier's best friend, containing all he needed to keep his uniform in tip-top
condition. Our version is made in heavyweight calico and can be neatly rolled up
and ...
Carolyn N.K. Denham, 2014
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Personal disclosures: an anthology of self-writings from the ...
'Hussif,'"2 said he, 'give me the key quickly, or I will throw you in the pond.' . . . [
She gave him the key, and retreated to a wood to weep and pray. Eventually she
resolved, whatever the consequences, not to yield to her father's demand that
she ...
HE 'HUSSIF' The housewife – or 'hussif', presumably derived like many army
terms as the form of the words as they left the sergeant major's mouth – was an 1
Hussif 1 Tin ofBoric Ointment 1 Tin of AntiFly. essential pieceofkitthat held sewing
...
Peter Doyle, Julian Walker, 2011
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUSSIF»
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hussif is used in the context of the following news items.
Column 8: Chip off the Anzac block
"If you'll pardon me raising housewife/hussif once more," pleads Richard Murnane C8PhD, of Hornsby (the academic heavyweights are out in ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
Column 8: Housewife/Hussif
Column 8: Housewife/Hussif ... "The use of the 'housewife/hussif' in the armed forces has a long history," asserts Derek Parker, of Mosman ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
Column 8: It's grovelling time
... needles and thread", and informs us (corroborated by veterans of countless tours of duty over the years) that "it is pronounced 'hussif'.". «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
Record of memorials a labour of love
A "housewife" or hussif, was a sewing kit - but what was a "nightingale"? Norsewood claims Olsen's family roots, but he has lived in Colyton for ... «Manawatu Standard, Nov 14»
Sewing kits had special purpose for Civil War soldiers
Ever hear of a hussif or "housewife" that are carried by soldiers? ... a special event to educate those who may have never heard of a hussif. «Marshall News Record, Nov 13»
Ghana launches vaccines against pneumonia and diarrhoea, the …
It's a relief for Ms. Mohammed, whose son, Harris Hussif, was so severely dehydrated this past weekend that nurses struggled to find a vein to ... «UNICEF, Apr 12»
Developers should have to make public any changes to agreed …
... as 18-year-old National Service recruits in the RAF, we were told that we were going to be issued with a housewife, pronounced “hussif”. «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 11»
