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 Come Up.Come Yorkshire over One (To). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Come Upon the Parish (To).
 
To live in the workhouse; to be supported by the parish.   1
 


 Come Up.Come Yorkshire over One (To). 

 
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