Gintas
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I have the question regarding the origin of Ham-handed (ham-fisted).
First recorded 1876: newspaperarchive.com
Did it originate from earlier expression? ham-like a hand; a hand like a ham?
'If there be, as we devoutly believe, honour among thieves, sure we are it
is alloyed with envy: a men with a hand like a ham cannot complacently
view the snaky palm of a more perfect brother.' Blackwood's Eidinburgh
magazine. 39 t. 1836
Best regards,
Gintas
First recorded 1876: newspaperarchive.com
Did it originate from earlier expression? ham-like a hand; a hand like a ham?
'If there be, as we devoutly believe, honour among thieves, sure we are it
is alloyed with envy: a men with a hand like a ham cannot complacently
view the snaky palm of a more perfect brother.' Blackwood's Eidinburgh
magazine. 39 t. 1836
Best regards,
Gintas