_green_ = unskilled; immature; wanting in knowledge

green _Cent_ _OED_ green a 8 c 'of persons; their power (1548 - d 'simple, gullible' (1605- _NID_ 8 a b Heritage _COD_ > = unskilled; immature; wanting in knowledge Withdraw? [check] > common phr. 'of firewood' Prob withdraw. We could include as 'in phr _too green...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/32152
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Summary:green _Cent_ _OED_ green a 8 c 'of persons; their power (1548 - d 'simple, gullible' (1605- _NID_ 8 a b Heritage _COD_ > = unskilled; immature; wanting in knowledge Withdraw? [check] > common phr. 'of firewood' Prob withdraw. We could include as 'in phr _too green to burn_: of Nflders, gullible, easily imposed upon'. The description is usu. (falsely) attrib. to Sir Alfred Morine (i.1920), and is a common phr. in letters to the editor. used I and Sup used I and Sup Withdrawn

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