devil's umbrellas

devil n One day (I was about five years old) as we were walking along I spied some umbrella-shaped objects by the side of the fence. When I ran to pluck them, my mother said not to becausethey were "devil's umbrellas.". Apparently this was the popular attitude in St. Lawrence with reg...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/23031
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Summary:devil n One day (I was about five years old) as we were walking along I spied some umbrella-shaped objects by the side of the fence. When I ran to pluck them, my mother said not to becausethey were "devil's umbrellas.". Apparently this was the popular attitude in St. Lawrence with regard to toadstools. [see 'mushrooms'] Yes DNE-cit JH 8/71 Used I and Sup Used I Used I play with the devil, PLAY, devil-ma-click, devil-ma-jig,~angel, ~birthday, ~blanket, ~feathers,~ cap, DEAD-MAN'S CAP, FAIRY, ~claw, ~fashion, FASHION,~ laughter, ~ match,~ pelt,~ pipe,~ racket, RACKET, devilskin,~ spit, SPIT, ~ thumb-print, ~ umbrella Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 26 Jan 2015