wigs on the green

wigs on the green They'll have wigs on the green over that. = a row, heated argument, or even a fistycuff. Prob. goes back to the days of duels, when they wore wigs. _OED_ heated argument JH 2/77 JH 2/77 Not used Not used Withdrawn withdrawn but no stamp

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1977
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/73437
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/73437 2023-12-31T10:18:19+01:00 wigs on the green 1977/02/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/73437 eng eng W OED Avalon References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15508 W_15508_wigs on the green http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/73437 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1977 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z wigs on the green They'll have wigs on the green over that. = a row, heated argument, or even a fistycuff. Prob. goes back to the days of duels, when they wore wigs. _OED_ heated argument JH 2/77 JH 2/77 Not used Not used Withdrawn withdrawn but no stamp Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
wigs on the green
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description wigs on the green They'll have wigs on the green over that. = a row, heated argument, or even a fistycuff. Prob. goes back to the days of duels, when they wore wigs. _OED_ heated argument JH 2/77 JH 2/77 Not used Not used Withdrawn withdrawn but no stamp
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title wigs on the green
title_short wigs on the green
title_full wigs on the green
title_fullStr wigs on the green
title_full_unstemmed wigs on the green
title_sort wigs on the green
publishDate 1977
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/73437
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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OED
Avalon
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15508
W_15508_wigs on the green
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