fitcherv.
/ˈfɪtʃə/ Mining.
intransitive. (See quot. 1865.)
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1865 T. Garland List Words Common Use W. Cornwall in Jrnl. Royal Inst. Cornwall Apr. 48 Fitchered, to be baulked, stopped short. The word is mostly used in mining, where some difficulty occurs in the boring of a hole for blasting.
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v.1865- to know one's onions
- to know one's own know
- to know one's own mind
- to know one's part in several
- to know one's place
- to know one's several
- to know one's stuff
- to know one's trade
- to know one's way about
- to know one's way around
- to know or have liripoop
- to know or have one's liripoop
- to know otherwise
- to know something backwards
- to know something inside out
- to know something like the back of one's hand
- to know something when one sees it
- to know the angles
- to know the fashions
- to know the gin
- to know the old dance
- to know the reason why
- to know the right side of a shilling
- to know the ropes
- to know the score