Translations

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Meaning

2 senses
  1. An act of fetching and carrying.

  2. (figuratively)A person who serves in an overly obedient or subservient manner.

Origin

From fetch and carry.

From fetch and carry.

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Forms

plural: fetch-and-carries

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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