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Thread #97389 Message #1915802
Posted By: skipy
21-Dec-06 - 11:20 AM
Thread Name: Meaning- masters in this hall
Subject: RE: Meaning- masters in this hall
Chiefly British. A farm laborer, especially a skilled worker. Archaic. A country bumpkin; a rustic. [Alteration of Middle English hine, household servants, possibly from Old English hîne, genitive of hîgan, hîwan, members of a household.] Skipy