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Where did Lewis Carroll get the name for the Cheshire cat in Alices Adventures in Wonderland?

April 26, 2017Adventures Alice cat Cheshire lewis carroll wonderland

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Where did Lewis Carroll get the name for the Cheshire cat in Alices Adventures in Wonderland?

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is typical Lewis Carroll (nonsense) use of language. As far as I know, it doesn’t come from anywhere and has nothing to do with Cheshire. The only time I have ever heard that word before, however, was his place of birth: Daresbury, Cheshire, England.