Airing cupboard??? We all have one I think.
But where does the description 'airy fairy' re. a person's casual and indifferent attitude with all 'air's and graces' come into it
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| Author: | rexwatson [ Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | air |
Anyone know this one ? 'To air' (cold water usually) : to warm up a little. Rex |
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| Author: | Mel [ Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: air |
We have 'aired' water...not hot but not cold. Do you think it's northern then Rex? |
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| Author: | Gloria [ Tue Jul 19, 2011 9:10 am ] |
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I use that, as in the water is aired. |
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| Author: | Mel [ Tue Jul 19, 2011 9:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: air |
I bought a book at the weekend 'The Lancashireman's Dictionary'. Will have to have a good root throught it later to see if there is anything really obscure (there is bound to be!) |
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| Author: | hannah [ Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: air |
Airing cupboard??? We all have one I think. But where does the description 'airy fairy' re. a person's casual and indifferent attitude with all 'air's and graces' come into it
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| Author: | rexwatson [ Tue Jul 19, 2011 10:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: air |
It's in an old book I saw recently on Rochdale and Rossendale words (Cunliffe I think), but not in the standard work on Craven dialect. Now it was my brother-in-law who used it recently, and he is from Burnley, but has Rossendale ancestry. I guess it it only northern anyway. Rex |
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| Author: | suzycue44 [ Tue Jul 19, 2011 11:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: air |
My grandfather used to say 'air' meaning to take something from ice cold to tepid....as in a cold drink to room temperature. "Tha needs t'air that un afore ye drink et.....cald stuff is bad for t'ealth" |
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