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The deep-woods origins of Down-East expressions.(The Home Forum)
The Christian Science Monitor
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April 26, 2002
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Byline: John Gould
A lady of otherwise respectable reputation approached me recently to inquire if I knew what it means to "lean toward sawyers." I said I did. We then changed the subject, and after a chat about several matters, she said, "Well, what does it mean?" I said, "What does what mean?"
She said, " 'Leaning toward sawyers.' Who was Mr. Sawyer?"
The expression is heard often in Down-East talk, but there was never any Mr. Sawyer, though one phrase book says he kept a junkyard at, I believe, East Boothbay. The book says that when a boat ...
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