Originally, however, the phrase began as start naked—from the Old English … The phrase literally meant “naked to the tail”, probably referring to the … the word mimics the sound of the thing it names, as with words like drip, fizz, beep …
Cibo e viaggi / Food and travel notes by Livio Acerbo
Originally, however, the phrase began as start naked—from the Old English … The phrase literally meant “naked to the tail”, probably referring to the … the word mimics the sound of the thing it names, as with words like drip, fizz, beep …