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PAINTING VOCABULARY
IN THE PAINTING BUSINESS A "HOLIDAY" USED TO MEAN YOU HAD A MISS IN
YOUR WORK.
Submitter comment: A MISS IS A MISTAKE IN PAINTING, A SPOT MISSED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Trade & commerce |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR