shuttle-kissing
n.—Gloss: Marked “100 Years Ago” in a section head. «Lancashire medical officers are calling attention to the dangers of weavers in the cotton mills contracting infectious diseases from the practice known as “shuttle-kissing”—sucking the weft through the eye of the shuttle.» —“Increased vitality from threatened choral society” Otago Daily Times (Dunedin, New Zealand) June 14, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
In Lancashire, England, the dialectal term sprunny is a synonym for “sweetheart.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Sprunny” Grant, I’m sure you’ll agree that you can never have too many synonyms...
Cataglottism means French kissing, a word built on a root connected with the tongue. A limerick by Beswan Bird puts it to work with a comic twist involving a beloved cat. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of ““Cataglossism,” an...