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Thread #97879   Message #1939453
Posted By: Scrump
17-Jan-07 - 10:35 AM
Thread Name: BS: Pub Names
Subject: RE: BS: Pub Names
Yorkshire born,Yorkshire bred.
Strong in't arm,weak in't yed


I've heard this from many different counties, including Hampshire and Devon (except instead of "weak in t'yed" they would have "weak in the 'ead'", etc.)

No idea where it originated though. It's probably too old to be sure where it was first used.