wag : Idioms & Phrases

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Board wages

  • . (a) Food and lodging supplied as compensation for services; as, to work hard, and get only board wages. (b) Money wages which are barely sufficient to buy food and lodging. (c) A separate or special allowance of wages for the procurement of food, or food and lodging. Dryden.
Webster 1913

chin wag

  • noun light informal conversation for social occasions
    chin wag; chit-chat; chitchat; causerie; chin-wag; small talk; gabfest; chin wagging; chit chat; tittle-tattle; gossip; gab.
WordNet

chin wagging

  • noun light informal conversation for social occasions
    chin wag; chit-chat; chitchat; causerie; chin-wag; small talk; gabfest; chin wagging; chit chat; tittle-tattle; gossip; gab.
WordNet

chin-wag

  • noun light informal conversation for social occasions
    chin wag; chit-chat; chitchat; causerie; chin-wag; small talk; gabfest; chin wagging; chit chat; tittle-tattle; gossip; gab.
WordNet

chin-wagging

  • noun light informal conversation for social occasions
    chin wag; chit-chat; chitchat; causerie; chin-wag; small talk; gabfest; chin wagging; chit chat; tittle-tattle; gossip; gab.
WordNet

wag-halter

Wag"-hal`ter noun
Etymology
Wag + halter.
Definitions
  1. One who moves or wears a halter; one likely to be hanged. Colloq. & Obs.
    I can tell you, I am a mad wag-halter. Marston.
Webster 1913