straighten up
straighten v When the fishing season was over the men had to straighten up, which was to pay the fish merchant or other supplier the amount owed him for the goods he had been buying since May ''on account'' and to get the balance of his fish money. DNE-cit GM Story= JH 11/73 Used...
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| Language: | English |
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1973
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/55074 |
| Summary: | straighten v When the fishing season was over the men had to straighten up, which was to pay the fish merchant or other supplier the amount owed him for the goods he had been buying since May ''on account'' and to get the balance of his fish money. DNE-cit GM Story= JH 11/73 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I SQUARE UP, straighten up, straighten out |
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