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From an Old English dialect phrase "take the sturdies".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
take the studs
Today it means: To act in a balky and uncooperative manner. Full definition →
Today it means: To act in a balky and uncooperative manner. Full definition →
From an Old English dialect phrase "take the sturdies".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.