drug
drug n Everyone knows that drugs means medication or medicine to be administered to or taken internally by the sick. To the Northern Newfoundland woodsman it can mean nothing else but'a piece of heavy circular chain used to slow down his comedick [sic] load of wood,' especially if he is in...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | drug n Everyone knows that drugs means medication or medicine to be administered to or taken internally by the sick. To the Northern Newfoundland woodsman it can mean nothing else but'a piece of heavy circular chain used to slow down his comedick [sic] load of wood,' especially if he is in the process of going down a long incline. JH 11/75 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used [see 'drag', 'drogue' -Shea, Lab. |
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