XPost: rec.puzzles, alt.usage.english
From: tonycooper214@gmail.com
On Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:28:51 -0600, lar3ryca wrote:
>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.
It was obvious from context that it referred to measurement, but a
"cunt hair" was not the unit of measurement that came to my mind.
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