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(noun) - (1) An assemblage for the hiring of farm and domestic servants . . . regarded by the Sheffield people as one of the most important events of the year.
--Sidney Addy's Sheffield Glossary of Words, 1888
(2) At hiring fairs carters fasten to their hats a piece of whipcord, shepherds a lock of wool, grooms a piece of sponge, etc.
--Ebenezer Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, 1898
January 14, 2018