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Old 08-08-2011, 10:15   #24
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Re: Old local expressions

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Originally Posted by MargaretR View Post
It's not 'a gate', it's 'agate'
Trouble at mill, lancashire,dialect,recipes
I only left a space so those outside the area didn't think I meant a fine-grained, fibrous variety of chalcedony with colored bands or irregular clouding.

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