black; brazen

black n "Brazen as the black." - Used in reference to a saucy or uncivilized person. - Showing bad manners especially lack of respect for others. Common. "Brazen as brass (crow, jay, etc.)" see cited quotation DNE-cit JH 4/70 Used I and Sup Used I Used I Source appears in DNE I a...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/4660
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Summary:black n "Brazen as the black." - Used in reference to a saucy or uncivilized person. - Showing bad manners especially lack of respect for others. Common. "Brazen as brass (crow, jay, etc.)" see cited quotation DNE-cit JH 4/70 Used I and Sup Used I Used I Source appears in DNE I as P 52-62

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