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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