[wighty]

Can you explain 'bottoming' to me an out and out southerner.  I've always been taught to start at the top so the 'dirt' goes downwards and you finally hoover to 'pick up' the dirt etc.  Perhaps that's where it comes from, when you've done the bottom bit, ie the hoovering, you've down the bottom.

[snowdrops]

Can you explain 'bottoming' to me an out and out southerner.  I've always been taught to start at the top so the 'dirt' goes downwards and you finally hoover to 'pick up' the dirt etc.  Perhaps that's where it comes from, when you've done the bottom bit, ie the hoovering, you've down the bottom.

To me it means giving everywhere in the house a very thorough clean. Yes I also start at the top and work my way down, if I’m dusting or wiping the walls etc I do those first & let the dust settle before I go back & vacuum. We used to have a loft conversion & the bedroom had dark mahogany furniture in it & mirrored wardrobes & they really taught me how to clean very thoroughly as the warm air through the house used to take all the dust up to the conversion 

[Goosegirl]

Snowdrops, you're right about using sand in a mould casting as I've seen it done on telly, and also about bottoming, i.e. getting to the bottom of things, and you do start at the top of whatever and work downwards. When you eventually end up on the floor you know you've had enough for the day! 

[Kleftiwallah]

A curious word my Mam used to use was "Fratch", meaning to search (in drawers, cupboards etc.)

Cheers,  Tony.

[Kleftiwallah]

Even though the dictionary says Fratch - "A dispute, a quarrel; a fight or brawl".
Cheers,  Tony.

[Goosegirl]

It probably would be like that if a) the contents were all tangled up together, b) Oi, that's mine and look at the state of it now and/ or c) Who let the mice in, squeak squeak!