haddock
haddock As deaf as a haddock. I had several times seen this phrase in books that gave samples of Newfoundland oddities in speech, but I had either heard it either in St. John's or Corner Brook. After Mass last Sunday we picked up a friend of Uncle Paddy;s and gave him a ride home. Mr. Hanrahan...
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| Summary: | haddock As deaf as a haddock. I had several times seen this phrase in books that gave samples of Newfoundland oddities in speech, but I had either heard it either in St. John's or Corner Brook. After Mass last Sunday we picked up a friend of Uncle Paddy;s and gave him a ride home. Mr. Hanrahan and Uncle Paddy were discussing someone they both knew. Mr. Hanrahan said, "Sure, you know now Paddy, he was as deaf as a hadddock." JH 9/74 Used I Used I Withdrawn |
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