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Pre-owned. One example of those still in use is ‘Curry favour’ (ingratiate oneself by flattery). A srange history is connected with this phrase. There are 2 verbs to ‘curry’. One, from a Tamil word, ‘kari’, means to flavour meat with spices and ginger. Another verb, derived from an old French word ‘ correier’ means to rub down a horse with a curry-comb. In a 14th century satire there is a horse symbolising cunning, called Favel. To ‘curry’ this creature meant to try to ingratiate oneself with Favel, which became corrupted to ‘favour. Fairly good condition. Robert S. Montgomerie’ written to front page. Pages unmarked. Dust jacket torn in places and top edges of pages marked. First Edition. Hardcover. Published by Longmans, Green And Company Ltd 1956
