THE AMUSING THINGS WE SAY
“GRINNING LIKE A ( HESHIKE ( AT.’ At one time Cheshire was very famous for ils cheeses yyfftich were cold moulded into tthe shape of a grinning cat v ith whiskers of bristles. At first the saying referred to these grinning cheese cats but later was applied to persons who shower! their teeth and gum* when they laughed.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 298, 18 December 1941, Page 4
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61THE AMUSING THINGS WE SAY Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 298, 18 December 1941, Page 4
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