_maggoty_

maggoty Partridge, p. V. drunk Anglo-Irish _Cent_ 1 infested with maggots _OED_ a 1 full of maggots (1727-) 2 'full of whims, freakish _EDD_ magot sb� 2 (3) maggoty a 'queer-tempered' _O Sup�_ maggoty a 2 lusty, H2 'angry, bad-tempered _NID_ maggoty 1. infested. 2. chief Brit �...

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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/44923
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Summary:maggoty Partridge, p. V. drunk Anglo-Irish _Cent_ 1 infested with maggots _OED_ a 1 full of maggots (1727-) 2 'full of whims, freakish _EDD_ magot sb� 2 (3) maggoty a 'queer-tempered' _O Sup�_ maggoty a 2 lusty, H2 'angry, bad-tempered _NID_ maggoty 1. infested. 2. chief Brit 'filled with absurd whims, Freakish MAY. 11 1977 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used

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