deadman's posy
deadman n "Deadman's posy was a good cure for piles. Some people called it yarrow. Jim used to have piles shocking bad sometimes. I'd boil the posey and he'd bath himself with the water it was boiled in." DNE-cit JH 8/72 Used I Used I Used I dead-man's cap, DEVIL'S...
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Language: | English |
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1972
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21201 |
| Summary: | deadman n "Deadman's posy was a good cure for piles. Some people called it yarrow. Jim used to have piles shocking bad sometimes. I'd boil the posey and he'd bath himself with the water it was boiled in." DNE-cit JH 8/72 Used I Used I Used I dead-man's cap, DEVIL'S CAP, FAIRY, dead-man's daisy, ~ posy, dead-man's dive, dead-man's flower, dead-man's pinch, dead-man's share Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Fri 19 Dec 2014; headword contains a hyphen |
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