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by MrWorcester
Thu 16 Nov, 2017 1:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Origin of "big hands, small maps" saying
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Origin of "big hands, small maps" saying

I am researching the saying " Big hands, small maps - that's the way to kill our chaps' . Thus far I have got back to a book about the history of the King's Africa Rifles covering the Mau Mau uprising 1945-1960. My research indicates that referring to people as 'chaps' peaked in 1920 and I am w...