hob, hobs

hob "Hard as the hob(s) of hell" -"Used to describe anything which is very hard to feel or hard to break." -Harbour Main "Used to describe something extremely hard, eg. frozen food, or hard candy, not something that is naturally hard e.g. rocks, lead, iron." - see below...

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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/35444
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Summary:hob "Hard as the hob(s) of hell" -"Used to describe anything which is very hard to feel or hard to break." -Harbour Main "Used to describe something extremely hard, eg. frozen food, or hard candy, not something that is naturally hard e.g. rocks, lead, iron." - see below DNE-cit JH 4/70 General Not used Not used Not used

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