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PROVERB

HE/SHE/IT IS AS STIFF AS A BOARD.

Submitter comment: CAN REFER TO ANYTHING WHICH IS NOT QUITE FLEXIBLE--
CLOTHES LEFT ON THE LINE IN COLD WEATHER, JOINTS OF
THE BODY WHICH ARE SORE, ETC.

Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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