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whanger n _OED_ ~ cites SMYTH 1867 SMYTH ~ 'Fish-curers of Nfld' Partridge. ? Bill: Perhaps we should reconsider for _DNE Sup._ We have _newfie_, an _billy-gale_. Why not this old, once formation term too? What do you think ? *Our first U.V. review in 1982 referred to _DNE_ as a fine dict....
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| Summary: | whanger n _OED_ ~ cites SMYTH 1867 SMYTH ~ 'Fish-curers of Nfld' Partridge. ? Bill: Perhaps we should reconsider for _DNE Sup._ We have _newfie_, an _billy-gale_. Why not this old, once formation term too? What do you think ? *Our first U.V. review in 1982 referred to _DNE_ as a fine dict. of the languages of the 'old cold-whangers', I seem to recall. Used Sup Used Sup Not used cod-whanger |
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