deadman's share
deadman n 142. a nuisance, a person who received a deadman's share was a lazy person who went fishing. W.J.KIRWIN MAR 1973 JH MAR 1973 Used I Used I Not used dead-man's cap, DEVIL'S CAP, FAIRY, dead-man's daisy, ~ posy, dead-man's dive, dead-man's flower, dead-man'...
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Language: | English |
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1973
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21896 |
| Summary: | deadman n 142. a nuisance, a person who received a deadman's share was a lazy person who went fishing. W.J.KIRWIN MAR 1973 JH MAR 1973 Used I Used I Not used dead-man's cap, DEVIL'S CAP, FAIRY, dead-man's daisy, ~ posy, dead-man's dive, dead-man's flower, dead-man's pinch, dead-man's share Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 19 Jan 2015; headword contains a hyphen |
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