Manche (French)
.Aimer mieux la manche que le bras. Cupboard love. Manche is a slang word; a gratuity given to a cicerone, cabman, or porter. It is the Italian buona mancia.
Aimer mieux la manche que le bras. Cupboard love. Manche is a slang word; a gratuity given to a cicerone, cabman, or porter. It is the Italian buona mancia.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.