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* '''wooden shoes''' → clogs; galoshes → the 3rd of [[HCE|HCE's]] 7 items of clothing | * '''wooden shoes''' → clogs; galoshes → the 3rd of [[HCE|HCE's]] 7 items of clothing | ||
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* '''-brass woodyshoes''' → cf. the traditional [[Orange Toast]] of Irish loyalists to the hero of the Protestant cause William III (King Billy): "who saved us from ... brass money ... wooden shoes" → Wellington's allies at Quatre Bras included Dutch infantry under the command of the Prince of Orange → hence the allusions to "wooden shoes" (i.e. "clogs") and the Orange Toast | * '''-brass woodyshoes''' → cf. the traditional [[Orange Toast]] of Irish loyalists to the hero of the Protestant cause William III (King Billy): "who saved us from ... brass money ... wooden shoes" → Wellington's allies at Quatre Bras included Dutch infantry under the command of the Prince of Orange → hence the allusions to "wooden shoes" (i.e. "clogs") and the Orange Toast | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:52, 29 June 2012
- Quatre Bras: a crossroads and hamlet close to the site of the Battle of Waterloo; in the Battle of Quatre Bras, which took place two days before Waterloo, Wellington repulsed General Ney
- wooden shoes → clogs; galoshes → the 3rd of HCE's 7 items of clothing
- -brass woodyshoes → cf. the traditional Orange Toast of Irish loyalists to the hero of the Protestant cause William III (King Billy): "who saved us from ... brass money ... wooden shoes" → Wellington's allies at Quatre Bras included Dutch infantry under the command of the Prince of Orange → hence the allusions to "wooden shoes" (i.e. "clogs") and the Orange Toast
