dress-out

Ann Burlingham ann at BURLINGHAMBOOKS.COM
Mon Sep 19 17:30:05 UTC 2011


On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

> The picture that I get is of a hunter "dressing out" the carcass,
> which is hanging from a tree branch,  of, e.g. a deer or a feral swine
> and then feeding its inwards or other offal to his dogs.

that's certainly the meaning i have for it, and see in frequent use
here in western new york hunting country.

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org



More information about the Ads-l mailing list