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Old 30-May-2005, 20:19
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Default Problems II

Hi!

Me again with new problems.

Thanks in advance!


1. What does "Mixen Sinks" mean? (Horse−ponds Mixens Sinks in yards Stable−drains Wet ditches Road−scrapings, and Cinder−heaps Cesspools Back−door gutters.)

2.What does "round barrelled" mean?" (All three were well horsed on strong, round−barrelled cobs.)

3. Darton, the father, had been a one−idea'd character, with a buttoned−up pocket and a chink−like eye brimming with commercial subtlety. What is meaning of 'one−idea'd character', 'buttoned−up pocket' and 'commercial subtlety'?

4. What does "make-up on her" mean? (Sally is a comely, independent, simple character, with no make−up about her.)

5. What does "zull" mean? (These straps plough my shoulder like a zull.)

6. What does 'by a side "drong"' mean? (At the back was a dairy barton, accessible for vehicles and live−stock by a side 'drong'.)
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