Stoppage of the Pluck

[Alex H]

My late father-in-law used this expression to describe constipation

He was born and raised in Sunderland, but lived all his adult life in Wolverhampton. I can't find anything on the web about where this phrase comes from

Anyone heard it before / know it's origin?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I've never heard it either but pluck could well have started out as plug or plughole.

 

[ufkacbln]

I was introduced to two my a friend's daughter, they are from Kent
Both are descriptions of urgency as opposed to constipation

Turtling..... popping it's head out

Touching cloth - variation of above

 

[vernon]

My late father-in-law used this expression to describe constipation

He was born and raised in Sunderland, but lived all his adult life in Wolverhampton. I can't find anything on the web about where this phrase comes from

Anyone heard it before / know it's origin?

The pluck could erroneously be refering to the bowel though pluck, strictly speaking, is the heart, lungs and liver. Mackems were not renowned for anatomical accuracy.

 

[ColinJ]

My ambition has always been to get a GPS Track of a flight, but have failed so far mainly due to lost signal

Are you multi-tasking? (I can't quite see the connection between flying with a GPS, and colloquial expressions for bowel movements, or the lack of them! )

 

[ufkacbln]

Are you multi-tasking? (I can't quite see the connection between flying with a GPS, and colloquial expressions for bowel movements, or the lack of them! )

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Posting on phone is often less than reliable!

 

[Alex H]

The pluck could erroneously be refering to the bowel though pluck, strictly speaking, is the heart, lungs and liver. Mackems were not renowned for anatomical accuracy.

thanks @vernon that's another new word I've learnt (can't think when I'm going to be able to use it though )