far piece - From Ulster to America
Source: From Ulster to America: The Scotch-Irish Heritage of American English
Author: Michael Montgomery
Comments: From Ulster to America recounts the lasting impact eighteenth-century settlers from Ulster have made on the development of the English language of the United States. The book documents over 500 vocabulary items contributed to American English by these ‘Scotch-Irish’ settlers. Each ‘shared’ term with its meaning is authenticated by quotations from both sides of the Atlantic. This searchable online version of his book takes its text from the dictionary part of the second edition published by the Ullans Press in 2017.
far piece, ferr piece, fur piece n phr A great distance. See also piece 1. [dare far piece n 1 scattered, but chiefly South, South Midland, North Central]
Ulst.:
1981 Pepper Ulster-English Dict 30 Ye’d better get yir skates on for it’s a ferr piece down the road.
U.S.:
1940 Haun Hawk’s Done 34 It seemed like it was a right far piece to the cave.
1975 Chalmers Better 65 A short road is a piece ways, or, if the road is longer, it may be a fur piece.
