a coined expression meaning all over or everywhere. Historically, Halifax was (and is) a town in northcentral England whose name came to be a euphemism for hell in such phrases a s "go to Halifax." Also, the name appears in an old beggars' and vagabonds' "prayer" that goes "From Hull, Hell and Halifax, Good Lord, deliver us." It is said that Hull (a seaport in England) was to b e avoided because the beggars had little chance of getting anything there without doinghard labor for it, and Halifax because anyone caught stealing cloth there was beheaded without further ado. —SHSBC Binder 9 Approved Glossary