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hold yew hard

Wait for a moment. Be patient.

Etymology:

  • References holding a horse's reins to keep it still. In this phrase, yew is an eye dialect spelling of you.
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"Hold yew hard," said old Joe. "Will a hunnerd pounds hurt ye for the passage? We might make that a feeshin' in the time."

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