tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093666650139166859.post8336425378265749272..comments2024-03-26T20:00:38.042-07:00Comments on A Woodsrunner's Diary: The 18th Century Housewife or Hussif, and some Pocket Books.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12562001301604097606noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093666650139166859.post-63399393164952435582013-01-29T13:09:34.647-08:002013-01-29T13:09:34.647-08:00I was just scanning through your articles and link...I was just scanning through your articles and links (my favourite night time hobby of late) and I came across this one with a smile.<br />Were you aware that, until very recently (90s?) the British army (and I believe other European countries also) still issued its soldiers with a "housewife", and it is still pronounced "Hussif"?<br /><br />I have attached some links that might be of interest.<br /><br />Thanks for all your hard work - your site is a mine of fascinating info!<br />Kevin Roche<br /><br />http://regencyredingote.wordpress.com/2011/03/18/the-pocket-housewife/<br /><br />http://www.wordnik.com/words/hussif<br /><br />http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30013613<br /><br />http://www.arrse.co.uk/google.php?cx=partner-pub-1565181133397583%3A3761004041&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=husssif&sa.x=0&sa.y=0&siteurl=www.arrse.co.uk%2F&ref=www.google.cz%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3Darsse%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D1%26ved%3D0CDAQFjAA%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.arrse.co.uk%252F%26ei%3DHDkIUYfkE6Wd0QXFsIGYBw%26usg%3DAFQjCNGc1TAXKXnzns_WABMvM2K6496O3Q%26bvm%3Dbv.41524429%2Cd.ZG4&ss=1835j782639j7<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492529814088189201noreply@blogger.com