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In Scotland, "half a loaf" means a loaf. That is, "half a loaf" means an entire loaf; a whole loaf. I once had this explained to me at greatly repetitive length
by dash2 5y ago
In Scotland, "half a loaf" means a loaf. That is, "half a loaf" means an entire loaf; a whole loaf. I once had this explained to me at greatly repetitive length by a drunk man with an incomprehensible Glasgow accent, so you can be sure it is true.
- cjhveal 5y agoWas curious about the etymology so looked it up. Seems like half-loaf referred to the fact that it weighed 2 pounds, half the standard "quartern" 4lb round loaf which was typically sold in quarters. https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/half https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/half
- tunesmith 5y agoThe quartern is twice the size of the half, got it.
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