XPost: rec.puzzles, alt.usage.english   
   From: larry@invalid.ca   
      
   On 2025-11-16 02:29, Jeff Barnett wrote:   
   > On 11/16/2025 12:23 AM, HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:   
   >>   
   >> (Is the following True?)   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> The phrase “a CH over six foot” likely refers to a "CH" being a   
   >> shorthand for "cattle horse" or possibly "Clydesdale horse," where   
   >> "over six foot" indicates the height of the horse, measuring over six   
   >> feet tall at the withers (the ridge between the shoulder blades).   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> In contexts involving horses, height is typically measured in hands,   
   >> where one hand equals four inches. Thus, "over six foot" would mean   
   >> that the horse is quite tall, likely intended to convey an impressive   
   >> stature. If this is related to something else, please provide more   
   >> context!   
   >   
   > I presume(?) you found this expression in a context including horses. If   
   > so, why not say more about that context? If not, why did you assume   
   > anything like the above? I may be missing something here but it seems   
   > like the question is totally from left field. By the way, I don't know   
   > where the cliche "from left field" comes so add that to the questions   
   > being asked here.   
      
   A CH is a very small distance.; much less than an inch.   
   It is said that a BCH or an RCH  is the smallest, but I have done no   
   research on it, though I would like to.   
      
   At the risk of offending Stefan, I will tell you that I learned of this   
   measurement when serving in the RCAF.   
      
   CH stands for 'Cunt Hair'   
   A BCH is a blonde one, and an RCH is a red one.   
      
   The phrase was very common in the RCAF and not quite as common in the   
   civilian population.   
      
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