What does fetch-and-carry mean?
Fetch-and-carry means (dated) Gossipy, tale-bearing..
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/ˌfɛt͡ʃ n̩ ˈkæɹi/ · adjective
(dated) Gossipy, tale-bearing..
[H]e declared, he would bequeath Willingham and all its lands to a hospital, ere that fetch and carry tell tale should inherit an acre of it.
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Fetch-and-carry means (dated) Gossipy, tale-bearing..
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[H]e declared, he would bequeath Willingham and all its lands to a hospital, ere that fetch and carry tell tale should inherit an acre of it.
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