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Old 08-08-2011, 10:19   #26
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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
Doesn't even mention the meaning 'said' on here.



Agate – working ‘He’s agate of his wark’,
also to go agate or accompany someone on a way


Lancashire Dialect Glossary A

Never even heard of that usage.
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