break-necky

Updated: June 14, 2025

"There is some difference in your professions," said "he deals in heights, you in depths, both, however, are break-necky trades." "I run more risk from gunpowder than anything else," said the younger man. "I am a slate-miner, and am continually blasting. I have, however, had my falls. Are you going far to-night, sir?" "I am going to Beth Gelert," said I. "A good six miles, sir, from here.

George Henry Borrow - Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery