weighmaster

weighmaster 'E got a jawb on 'n - said of anyone (He (got a job on him) (has with white-collar vocation or responsibility - may be said of a man who is a weighmaster on a fish merchant's wharf. DNE-cit JH 12/69 Not used Not used Withdrawn withdrawn but no stamp

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Memorial University - Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1969
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76911
Description
Summary:weighmaster 'E got a jawb on 'n - said of anyone (He (got a job on him) (has with white-collar vocation or responsibility - may be said of a man who is a weighmaster on a fish merchant's wharf. DNE-cit JH 12/69 Not used Not used Withdrawn withdrawn but no stamp

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