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Old 08-08-2011, 10:22   #27
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Re: Old local expressions

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Originally Posted by garinda View Post
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.
I think that's wrong.

If you substitute 'about', it makes more sense.
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