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Harry

Source : Wright, Joseph English Dialect Dictionary web : https://eddonline4-proj.uibk.ac.at/edd/main.html

  1. The remainder of the porridge left in the dish after every one has been supplied. Lakel.2 When t'poddish hes been sarra'd oot, an' ther's some left, that's Harry. Wm. Barley me t'harry [a hungry lad's method of claiming more than his share] (B.K.).

Le reste de la bouillie laissée dans le plat après que tout le monde a été servi.

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