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You know the terms half inch and pinch for stealing comes from the crows foot.... originally in Nelsons time, wooden warships were bolted / nailed together with long copper rods, as copper was a valuable commodity they were stamped with the crows foot every 1/2 inch along their length.
Therefore if you were caught with them, it would mean severe punishment in Nelsons time,( death or deportation etc ) so they used to pinch off sections and leave the crows foot parts behind, thus stealing the 1/2 inch clear sections, hence half inch or pinch....
Here endeth the history lesson
Therefore if you were caught with them, it would mean severe punishment in Nelsons time,( death or deportation etc ) so they used to pinch off sections and leave the crows foot parts behind, thus stealing the 1/2 inch clear sections, hence half inch or pinch....
Here endeth the history lesson
