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leggy n [PT]JW "_They knotty-ied up their lags._" I personally heard this expression from an old fisherman at Fogo. He was describing to another group of men a modern dance he had seen on T.V. The name of the dance in this case was the twist. It was the first time he had seen such a dance...

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Summary:leggy n [PT]JW "_They knotty-ied up their lags._" I personally heard this expression from an old fisherman at Fogo. He was describing to another group of men a modern dance he had seen on T.V. The name of the dance in this case was the twist. It was the first time he had seen such a dance and he thought it was something very different from the dances he had done in his youth. He seemed a little emotional when telling it and ended by saying Yes JW Used I and Sup Not used Not used laggy, rounder, tom cod Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Fri 17 Jul 2015, NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY, [check] beside encountered