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Goose, tailor's goose or, in Scots, [5] gusing iron [3] A type of flat iron or sad iron named for the goose-like curve in its neck, and (in the case of "tailor's goose") its usage by tailors. Goffering iron; This type of iron, now obsolete, consists of a metal cylinder oriented horizontally on a stand. It was used to iron ruffs and collars. [6] [7]
The "goose" seems to come from the fact that the curved handle was shaped like the neck of two geese. Also see our article on clothes iron. --Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM 14:39, 13 June 2023 (UTC) OED says "A tailor's smoothing-iron. Plural gooses. [So called from the resemblance of the handle to the shape of a goose's neck.]"
"Rub-a-dub-dub" is an English language nursery rhyme first published at the end of the 18th century in volume two of Hook's Christmas Box [1] under the title "Dub a dub dub" rather than "Rub a dub dub". It has a Roud
Canada Goose advertises this coat as being able to go down to –22 degrees and below, and it truly did stand up to that claim. ... and the waist has an adjustable drawcord so you can tailor the ...
The Goose, a character from the television show Just Jordan; Goose, a character in the animated series Adventure Time; Goose, a chicken villager from the video game series Animal Crossing; Goose! (alternately known as Goose on the Loose), a 2006 film starring Chevy Chase "Goose", a season 2 episode from Servant; Geese (band), an American band
Apprentices were also taught the "tailor's posture", to sit cross-legged on a raised board or bench while they sewed. [7] A tailoring establishment then generally consisted of a well-appointed room in which the master would measure customers. Cutting, sewing, buttonholes, and finishing work were performed in adjoining rooms. [8]: 241–8
"Tinker, Tailor" is a counting game, nursery rhyme and fortune telling song traditionally played in England, that can be used to count cherry stones, buttons, ...
In addition to photos of Goose and Maverick’s flashbacks of their time together at Top Gun training, the character’s son, Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw (Miles Teller), plays a major role in ...