up the spout

up av, prep In these days a pregnant woman was either 'tubbed up', 'fixed off', 'up the spout', 'three sails in the wind', 'knocked up', or 'in the family way'. DNE-cit JH 6/71 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/67606
Description
Summary:up av, prep In these days a pregnant woman was either 'tubbed up', 'fixed off', 'up the spout', 'three sails in the wind', 'knocked up', or 'in the family way'. DNE-cit JH 6/71 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn

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