HW: Need Definitions
Richard Lockwood
richard.lockwood at TPD.CO.UK
Thu Dec 21 09:46:13 EST 1995
>A. What the hell is a "battery hen"? They're not too adept at
>flying, I presume? Perhaps a mechanical wind-up toy?
An intensively farmed chicken - basically kept in a cage no bigger than the
chicken, unable to turn round or stretch wings.
>B. Looked up "identimate" in the big fat Webster's
>dictionary...no luck. What do people guess (or know)?
>C. "Suss" - After hearing this in several HW songs (but never
>anywhere else), I've gathered it means to "understand",
>"comprehend", or maybe to "deal with", etc... Common British
>slang term?
Yip. Understand, work out (suss out), comprehend. Not really "to deal with".
Cheers,
Rich.
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