barkwell and holdfast n.
(US) someone who will back their words with deeds; a tough fighter.
![[US]](/static/img/flags/us.png "United States") | Kentuckian in N.Y. I 189: He’s a bark-well and hold-fast too; he doesn’t honey it up to em and mince his words [...] he knocks down and drags out. |
(US) someone who will back their words with deeds; a tough fighter.
| Kentuckian in N.Y. I 189: He’s a bark-well and hold-fast too; he doesn’t honey it up to em and mince his words [...] he knocks down and drags out. |