swab

swab n Many a time have I seen a "Fool", whom the mob tried to "run", pull off his cap, take the handle of his "swab" and clean out some two or three hundred persons. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story June 1964 Used I Used I 2 Used I The source is listed as [1885] 1962 Eve...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1964
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58541
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Summary:swab n Many a time have I seen a "Fool", whom the mob tried to "run", pull off his cap, take the handle of his "swab" and clean out some two or three hundred persons. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story June 1964 Used I Used I 2 Used I The source is listed as [1885] 1962 Evening Telegram 21 Dec, p. 22 in DNE.

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