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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread What you wear on top #151511 12/03/2005 9:54 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA In Wind in the Willows, Mister Toad wears a waistcoat. Mister Toad lives in the UK. In the US, there is no such thing as a waistcoat. What Mister Toad wears is called a vest. In the UK, a vest is an undergarment worn under a shirt. In the US, this garment is called an undershirt. In the UK, there is no such thing as an undershirt. Right? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted What you wear on top Father Steve 12/03/2005 9:54 PM Re: What you wear on top Faldage 12/03/2005 10:03 PM Re: What you wear on top Logwood 12/03/2005 10:19 PM Re: What you wear on top Father Steve 12/03/2005 11:16 PM Re: What you wear on top maverick 12/03/2005 11:10 PM Re: What you wear on top Father Steve 12/03/2005 11:18 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,371 Members9,209 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 14 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,200 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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