| Summary: | devil n the devil's cure to you- if something happened to a person through carelessness or through impetuosity this was said e.g. if a person fell because he wasn't watching his steps or if a child runs off in disobedience to a command and bumps into the stove or a table. It expresses an attitude of too bad, it's your own fault. DNE-cit 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 "Newfoundland Folklore Survey" card; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Sat 24 Jan 2015; see ramlatch
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