A little footnote - not sure where I came across this nugget: It is said that in the East Midlands counties, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, where lacemaking and straw-plaiting (for hats) were both cottage industries, the boys much preferred to kiss a lacemaker. Why? Because the straw plaiters kept the straws in their mouths, to moisten them, which roughened their lips!
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