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To Who Laid the Rail
May 3, 2008 8:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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A caller is curious about the odd expression "to who laid the rail," which is used to mean, among other things, "thoroughly, completely, excessively." You can see Grant's work on the term at the Double-Tongued Dictionary. This is part of a complete episode.
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