_l_eary*lairy *lairy-back
leary a [PT] Long Tom the (Waggoner) put Dicky in his bag, see? An' carried un.so that they can prove.that this other man is gettin' round with his wife, see. . So now this is the words he say when he was lairy-back. Yes An interesting problem. * = my suggested spellings. Maybe it should b...
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| Summary: | leary a [PT] Long Tom the (Waggoner) put Dicky in his bag, see? An' carried un.so that they can prove.that this other man is gettin' round with his wife, see. . So now this is the words he say when he was lairy-back. Yes An interesting problem. * = my suggested spellings. Maybe it should be two words: _lairy back_. The meaning seems to be "empty/unladen back" (Long Tom having put down the sack in which he was carrying Dicky on his back). Cp.EDD LEAR = empty/unladen etc. Used I Used I Not used leery Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 16 Jul 2015 |
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