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#1 (permalink) Fri Apr 13, 2007 3:37 am Phrase: farther cheek

Hi,

I have run into a sentence as below:

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He broke off and lathered again lightly his farther cheek. A tolerant smile curled his lips.

Does 'farther cheek' mean 'the other cheek' or 'the farther part of the same cheek'?

Many thanks.

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#2 (permalink) Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:48 am Phrase: farther cheek

. Probably the cheek farther from the speaker. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's

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#3 (permalink) Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:36 am Phrase: farther cheek

Oh, yeees! That makes my ends meet perfectly! Thank you so much, Mister Micawber. Haihao

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