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Phrase: farther cheek



 
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Phrase: farther cheek Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:37 am  Phrase: farther cheek
 

Hi,

I have run into a sentence as below:

Quote:
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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Phrase: farther cheek Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:48 am  Phrase: farther cheek
 

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Probably the cheek farther from the speaker.
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Phrase: farther cheek Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:36 am  Phrase: farther cheek
 

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

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