silver thaw
silver thaw n There is a tradition that our ancestors, who flocked to this country in such numbers in the beginning of the century, were induced to emigrate by the prospect of becoming immensely rich in a short time, by simply gathering money after a "silver thaw." It is very probable that...
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| Summary: | silver thaw n There is a tradition that our ancestors, who flocked to this country in such numbers in the beginning of the century, were induced to emigrate by the prospect of becoming immensely rich in a short time, by simply gathering money after a "silver thaw." It is very probable that this witticism originated in the humorous imagination of some droll Irishman when describing the country to his newly- arrived and uninitiated fellow-countrymen. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit [-] DEVINE [-] Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I GLITTER, SILVER FROST. |
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