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Old 07-08-2008, 08:35   #155
MargaretR
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Re: lost dialect

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Originally Posted by garinda View Post
Another odd word got me wondering about it's origin yesterday.

Pow'd.

As in 'I went to that new barbers, and he pow'd me', meaning it was cut very short.

Prisoner of War, up on the moors?

Anyone else heard the term?
My dad used that term often , but I never thought to ask about its origin - think it predates the POW camp at Stanhill
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