knuckle-end

QUOTATION: That knuckle-end of England, —that land of Calvin, oat-cakes, and sulphur.

Quotations 1919

He would eat only the knuckle-end of a leg of mutton, and would never look at over - done beef.

Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green 1893

A leg of mutton was following, but he caught it dexterously by the knuckle-end as it fell, and rescued so much from the wreck.

Uppingham by the Sea a Narrative of the Year at Borth John Huntley Skrine 1885

That knuckle-end of England, -- that land of Calvin, oat-cakes, and sulphur.

Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature John Bartlett 1862

A deep cut should, in the first place, be made quite down to the bone, across the knuckle-end of the joint, along the line 1 to 2.

The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861

The carving of it is not very difficult: the knife should be carried sharply down in the direction of the line from 1 to 2, and slices taken from either side, as the guests may desire, some liking the knuckle-end, as well done, and others preferring the more underdone part.

The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861

A deep cut should, in the first place, be made quite down to the bone, across the knuckle-end of the joint, along the line 1 to 2.

The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861

The carving of it is not very difficult: the knife should be carried sharply down in the direction of the line from 1 to 2, and slices taken from either side, as the guests may desire, some liking the knuckle-end, as well done, and others preferring the more underdone part.

The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861

2That knuckle-end of England, —that land of Calvin, oat-cakes, and sulphur.

Quotations 1919

4854That knuckle-end of England, —that land of Calvin, oat-cakes, and sulphur.

Quotations 1919