so barren you couldn't cut a thole pin for a rodney
tole pin n A fisherman once told me that the island was so barren that one "couldn't cut a thole pin for a rodney." this is a fisherman's expression for things diminutive. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story December 1963 Used I and Sup Used I Not used
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77794 |
Summary: | tole pin n A fisherman once told me that the island was so barren that one "couldn't cut a thole pin for a rodney." this is a fisherman's expression for things diminutive. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story December 1963 Used I and Sup Used I Not used |
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