Talk:parson

Old slang for a signpost?

John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) says that a parson is a signpost: a "common term in the north, where they say that the parson points, but does not lead". I found a mention of this in Victor Branford's Interpretations and Forecasts (1914), which seems to quote somebody saying the term was used in Hampshire, and referred to the fact that, if somebody couldn't read, the signpost only pointed but failed to help the traveller. Finding any actual usage (as opposed to mentions) is difficult. Equinox ◑ 22:46, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

unable to determine validity of "parṣôn"

My web searches have not found any actual usage examples of the term "parṣôn", which is red-linked as a "see also" at the top of this article. Does such a word with those diacritical marks actually exist with that spelling? If there are no objections, i will delete that item as spurious. ~Teledildonix314~Talk~411~ 21:54, 10 April 2024 (UTC)