second hand
second num .you'd see the _ the man on one side o' the 'old pump-trolly, an' the foreman on another side. Well, he'd watch his side an' this man 'd watch his side, see, what they used to call "second hand", you know, right on the front o' the car wi&...
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| Language: | English |
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1974
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/54953 |
| Summary: | second num .you'd see the _ the man on one side o' the 'old pump-trolly, an' the foreman on another side. Well, he'd watch his side an' this man 'd watch his side, see, what they used to call "second hand", you know, right on the front o' the car wi' the _ wi' the foreman. (foreman's deputy; second in seniority in a railway maintenance gang) Yes DNE-cit J. D. A. WIDDOWSON JAN 1974 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I second hand, hand Source listed in DNE as T 100-64. |
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