Talk:near as a toucher

Possible etymology
John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) says: "Coaching term. The old Jarveys, to show their skill, used to drive against things so closely as absolutely to touch, yet without injury. This they called a TOUCHER, or TOUCH-AND-GO, which was hence applied to anything which was within an ace of ruin." Equinox ◑ 22:14, 14 October 2023 (UTC)