Comments on: The Language Of Tailors https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/09/28/the-language-of-tailors/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 21 Sep 2016 08:34:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: phil SUTHERLAND https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/09/28/the-language-of-tailors/#comment-1108302 Wed, 21 Sep 2016 08:34:01 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=121100#comment-1108302 What about cabbage for the tailor

]]> By: Roger Carr https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/09/28/the-language-of-tailors/#comment-537307 Sun, 28 Sep 2014 19:58:28 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=121100#comment-537307 How about Spitalfields Yiddish, before it’s all forgotten or assigned to the history books . . . or am I too late?

]]> By: Pauline Taylor https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/09/28/the-language-of-tailors/#comment-536942 Sun, 28 Sep 2014 15:13:33 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=121100#comment-536942 True, crib refers to four cards held by the dealer in cribbage, two from his own hand and two from his opponents. Mastering which cards to throw into the crib is essential in learning how to win!!

All these trade related expressions are fascinating. Thank you as always GA.

]]> By: Paul Shaviv https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/09/28/the-language-of-tailors/#comment-536565 Sun, 28 Sep 2014 09:45:13 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=121100#comment-536565 My late father, who worked in the ‘gown trade’ ( = womens’ wear manufacturing and sales) – an industry deeply rooted in the East End – used to refer to ‘cabbage’ with the same meaning as the term ‘crib’ recorded above. ‘Crib’ sounds like an abbreviation of ‘cribbage’ (a k a a card game), which in turn sounds a lot like ‘cabbage’. The internet tells me that a feature of cribbage is the ‘crib’ — a hand held exclusively by the dealer, which may give a clue to the origin of the phrase…..

]]> By: Achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/09/28/the-language-of-tailors/#comment-536465 Sun, 28 Sep 2014 08:34:30 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=121100#comment-536465 It’s incredible and quite extraordinary!

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: Melvyn Brooks https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/09/28/the-language-of-tailors/#comment-536225 Sun, 28 Sep 2014 06:02:59 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=121100#comment-536225 Interesting. Thanks

The word “cabbage” was well known but you don’t mention it. I always thought that it was material left over that the tailor would claim. The better the cutter the larger the piece of cabbage that the tailor would claim. This would then be made into clothes for his family. Am I correct?
Melvyn Brooks Karkur Israel

]]> By: Caroline Bottomley https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/09/28/the-language-of-tailors/#comment-536154 Sun, 28 Sep 2014 05:30:09 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=121100#comment-536154 Our sewing teacher was always very clear cutting scissors were shears not scissors.
We didn’t learn any of the other expressions at school though 😉

]]> By: Herry Lawford https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/09/28/the-language-of-tailors/#comment-536121 Sun, 28 Sep 2014 05:13:22 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=121100#comment-536121 Fascinating!

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