Iliff-King phrasebook
definition
Barley-sugar Legs noun
His sisters’ pet name for Dad
Origin
He had long and rather thin legs
Collector
Dad – 1920s
George Iliff – father of Mark, JM, G & Bel
Notes
Barley-sugar was a boiled sweet, orange in colour, rolled flat and twisted. It was sold in sticks about 6 ins / 15 cm long
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