Fetch-and-carry

//ˌfɛt͡ʃ n̩ ˈkæɹi// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of fetching and carrying.
  2. 2
    A person who serves in an overly obedient or subservient manner. figuratively
Adjective
  1. 1
    Gossipy, tale-bearing. dated, not-comparable

    "[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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"[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."

Etymology

From fetch and carry.

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