On 1/29/2018 11:09 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "graham"Â* wrote in message news
>> AIUI, STs were invented during WW1 by nurses near the front.
>> My father told me that in our grandmothers' time, before STs became
>> widely available and cheap enough, women washed their diapers every month.

> Ahh I see what you mean.Â* Yes, in those days that is what happened, but
> did they actually call them, diapers?
>
> If that were the case I am sure it would have filtered down.

Sounds like a description of their function by a man, who didn't need
them. I doubt it was ever common usage.