fetch-and-carry

/ˌfɛt͡ʃ n̩ ˈkæɹi/

noun 2adj 1

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adj

Gossipy, tale-bearing.

[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.

noun

An act of fetching and carrying.

A person who serves in an overly obedient or subservient manner.

[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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