A thing of

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Heard in Waterford

'A thing of' is a very Irish way of describing an inanimate object, usually a container or packaging of sorts. Be it down to laziness, or actually not knowing the name of what the object is, this expression has many uses.

Hey John, will ye go down to the shops and get me a thing of butter and a carton of milk

Posh English

Hark, John, would you be so good as to pop down to the emporium and fetch me some manner of tub of butter and a carton of milk?

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