Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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BOOK
Construct:
Noun
Definition:
Class in school (Primary).
Hence third book = third class.
Out of books = finished school.
Use:
Derivation:
Probably from the time when one textbook contained material for study during one school year.
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