Duckies

duckish n Twilight is expressed as "between the _duckies_," an expression which seems closely to resemble the Hebrew phrase "between the two evenings." So _duckish_, meaning dark or gloomy, which Wright and Halliwell give as Devonshire for twilight. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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Summary:duckish n Twilight is expressed as "between the _duckies_," an expression which seems closely to resemble the Hebrew phrase "between the two evenings." So _duckish_, meaning dark or gloomy, which Wright and Halliwell give as Devonshire for twilight. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story July 1959 Used I Used I Not used Headword 'duckies' in the DNE redirects to 'duckish n.'

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