poor mouth, makin' the

poor mouth She comes to the house glaw- vawnin' about her hard luck, makin' the poor mouth. 'pretending to be poor or complaining of poverty to get sympathy, money, used clothing, etc.' Not used Not used Withdrawn

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1969
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/66042
Description
Summary:poor mouth She comes to the house glaw- vawnin' about her hard luck, makin' the poor mouth. 'pretending to be poor or complaining of poverty to get sympathy, money, used clothing, etc.' Not used Not used Withdrawn