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Branch Come Home Year August 9-19, 2007 |
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Submitted by: Terry Power
“She’s as black as the kelp on the Long Rock” in reference to a dark-haired/dark-eyed female A favourite saying of Joe Mooney
“Hard/black as Lignum Vitae” Reference to the strength of the hard wood Lignum vitae For more information about this wood check here, another favourite of Joe Mooney
“He Got a Keen Rocking” Fool someone
“He Flicked You” To trick somebody out of money or goods
“I wouldn’t see a fellow stuck” To help somebody out of a jam
“Cape St. Mary’s Pays For All”
“He Wouldn’t Play For Sparbles” a sparble is a headless nail
“ Getting Down to Brass Tacks” to the finer point
“ Your are blindfolding the devil in the dark” - Not much sense in doing whatever it is you are doing
“I fell a victim” exhausted/tired ie “I was so tired I went right to sleep”
“Cutting and gadding and dead in your sins” Joe Mooney used to say this to warn someone who was doing to much going around.
“ I haven’t got the strength of a rag doll” - Weak/Tired
“Where the neighbours’ dogs won’t bark at you”— in bed
“ Strip off to you” - Get mad at
“ He’s a keen hard skeet/ticket” - rowdy person
“Best Quality” - Top notch
“He got a keen lacing” beaten up
“The Devil is only a seagull to him” - sly/bad person
“ Drink it out of a horse’s hoof” Fond of liquor
“Keen Spurt of laughing” Lots of laughter
“The Fairies will take you”
“Going to wing” moving quickly
“Christmas Box on you” Traditional Christmas Greeting
“ Box the compass” Take a compass reading
Submitted by: Reg Power
“ The river raftered ” Ice broke up on the river
“ Fair to Midland” Okay
“ By Rights ” Should
“He’s some sharused” - irritated, upset
“Got the Summer complaint” - upset digestive system
“ Log-loaded” Very drunk
“ Barmp your horn” blow the car horn
“ Scattered Time” rarely, not often
Submitted by: Evelyn Nash
“ Slip of the Tongue ” To say something you did not mean to say
“ Is no fault of mine” To deflect blame away from oneself
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