_stage-head clerk_

stage head n [Stage head clerk]: A dude or prate-box who knows how to do everything except work. PRINTED ITEM PRINTED ITEM JH G.M.Story , July 1956 JH 12/75 /8/77 [-]prate box[-] Used I and Sup Used I Used I stage-head clerk, stage-head rail, stage-head step The citation is listed in DNE but the car...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1956
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/54479
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Summary:stage head n [Stage head clerk]: A dude or prate-box who knows how to do everything except work. PRINTED ITEM PRINTED ITEM JH G.M.Story , July 1956 JH 12/75 /8/77 [-]prate box[-] Used I and Sup Used I Used I stage-head clerk, stage-head rail, stage-head step The citation is listed in DNE but the card is not stamped. The word 'prate-box' is struck off on the card.

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