Up-sticks

up av, prep If two people who are playing crib are in the same line, i.e. one as good as the other, or if two people have the same number of wins they are said to be up-sticks. While playing cribbage at Pass Island Christmas past I noticed quite a num- ber of people using this saying. DNE-cit Used I...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/67419
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Summary:up av, prep If two people who are playing crib are in the same line, i.e. one as good as the other, or if two people have the same number of wins they are said to be up-sticks. While playing cribbage at Pass Island Christmas past I noticed quite a num- ber of people using this saying. DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I Used I cited in DNE as "in cribbage, equal in score (P 142-66)."

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