brewis bag
brewis n He has a head like a brewis bag. A brewis bag is a net in which "hard tack" bread was soaked to make fish and brewis. It means that a person with this kind of head could not "hold" or retain anything. Usually said about an older child who can not remember his school work...
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| Language: | English |
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1971
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/11219 |
| Summary: | brewis n He has a head like a brewis bag. A brewis bag is a net in which "hard tack" bread was soaked to make fish and brewis. It means that a person with this kind of head could not "hold" or retain anything. Usually said about an older child who can not remember his school work. See cited quotation. DNE-cit JH APR 1971 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I Source appears in DNE I as C 67-14 |
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