Wednesday’s Word

Word: Old man and old woman (Adj phrase.)

Note: Always preface these expressions with the article, as “The old man Brown,” or “The old woman Pinkham.”

Usage:

“How’d you find the old man Scribner this morning?”
“He wintered out pretty good. Says he’s goin’ back into sheep if he can find a good Hampshire ram.”

“Ayuh, they say sheep’s the comin’ thing now.”

(Definition from: “How To Talk Yankee”, by Gerald Lewis & Tim Sample, copyright 1979, 1986 by The Thorndike Press; copyright 1989 by the First North Country Press)