Originally Posted by DaveinGermany (Post 1071617)

Keypodder, Kaypodder, with the evolution of language & more so in dialect, peculiarities, (a chance to indulge my fanciful imagination here :)) could the words stem from such phrases as "Keep hold of" or "Cape holder"?

Keep hold of - keep 'old of yer purse - keyp od er! As Left handers in Latin were deemed sinister, bad, evil. equating to cut throat or villain. :idunno:

Kaypodder - Cape holder - Kayp 'older! Could equally stem from days of yore when Knights or latter-day landed gentry would have squires/ seconds for tourneys or duels, these would doubtless stand to the left as most combatants would be right handed. :idunno:

Or maybe none of the above, but just wild speculation & rather imaginative waffle. :D

Originally Posted by Barrie Yates (Post 1071698)

Whatever you are drinking nowadays it isn't good for you:D

Originally Posted by Lost in Cornwall (Post 1072526)

I never knew how to spell keypodder but it's what I still call left handers. Not that anybody round here knows what I'm talking about.

Originally Posted by pompeylass (Post 1071551)

Why in Lancashire are left-handed people called "Kaypodder's"? (spelling?).

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany (Post 1071617)

Keypodder, Kaypodder, with the evolution of language & more so in dialect, peculiarities, (a chance to indulge my fanciful imagination here :)) could the words stem from such phrases as "Keep hold of" or "Cape holder"?

Keep hold of - keep 'old of yer purse - keyp od er! As Left handers in Latin were deemed sinister, bad, evil. equating to cut throat or villain. :idunno:

Kaypodder - Cape holder - Kayp 'older! Could equally stem from days of yore when Knights or latter-day landed gentry would have squires/ seconds for tourneys or duels, these would doubtless stand to the left as most combatants would be right handed. :idunno:

Or maybe none of the above, but just wild speculation & rather imaginative waffle. :D