"Leaning towards Fisher's"

Posted by Steve E on February 24, 2005

In Reply to: "Leaning towards Fisher's" posted by AJ on February 24, 2005

: My mother used this term all the time when I was a kid. I searched for the phrase "Leaning towards Fisher's" and several permutations (fishers vs. fisher's, toward, to, towards, etc.) with no success on Google and the OED.

: I found only one reference, and I've corresponded with her; she's at Penn State, and also has no ideas as to the origins. My mother is from central Pennsylvania (Defiance, PA), and says it was common to the area. I don't suppose it was common to anywhere else.

: I doubt anything dramatic will come up, but if anyone has any information as to the origins of this phrase, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

Also, there is a Fisher's Hill in the Shenandoah Valley in VA where a somewhat famous battle took place during the Civil War. And there is a famous grist mill (c. 1830) located in Pennsylvania named Fisher's Mill.

• "Leaning towards Fisher's" ESC 24/February/05
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