Following up to Gerry

Care to educate us as to what the literary usage implies?

Please! Until I joined this group I had never heard the term and
I have never heard a European use it. What does it refer to?
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Mike Reid
"Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso
UK walking "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site
Spain,cuisines and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap