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Rages work pretty dang good haven't heard anyone i know complain about them, as a matter of fact i just whopperjawed one the other day made a nice perfect 2 inch cut just like they say they do and it only went 15 yards after the shot ........ thats the best part was NO TRACKING! lol
Rage broadheads 2009
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Rages work pretty dang good haven't heard anyone i know complain about them, as a matter of fact i just whopperjawed one the other day made a nice perfect 2 inch cut just like they say they do and it only went 15 yards after the shot ........ thats the best part was NO TRACKING! lol
Rage broadheads 2009
lelandpaul commented on the word whopperjawed
I know this word as a midwestern American regionalism for "askew". It's commonly used in my family; I wasn't aware of how rare it was outside my family until recently. The most detailed information I can find online is at World Wide Words. I'd love to discuss frequency and area of usage, if other users are familiar with the term. (Also spelling – I had always imagined it spelled "woperjod", obscuring the etymology.)
December 5, 2011
putnum commented on the word whopperjawed
I use this a lot and I am in North Texas. The spelling that I would use is a little different though. I would spell it whoppy-jawed. I use it in the context of something not quite right. I don't remember where I first heard this word but I think my dad used it once.
I am excited that somebody else uses it and thanks for the info on it!
December 5, 2011
hernesheir commented on the word whopperjawed
An elderly friend from Minnesota says wobber-jawed.
December 5, 2011