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Old December 31st, 2008, 08:19 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
W. D. Grey
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Default OT, Query, re "redd up"

In article , vincent norris
writes
Here in PA, people commonly use the words "redd up" or "redding up" to
mean cleaning up the mess and organizing things.

A friend of mine wonders if this is "Pennsylvania Dutch" but my
dictionary says it has been an English term since before the Battle of
Hastings.

Would you guys who live up and down the Appalachians let me know if you
hear it where you live? If it's common outside Pennsylvania, then it's
not "Pa Dutch."

Thanks. vince


The word Redd is an ancient word meaning to get rid of . Note the
similarity between Redd and Rid !

When a salmon creats a redd it "clears" a site in order to lay its eggs.
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Bill Grey