goo-widdy
gold-withy My mother was telling me the other day about an old gentleman who lives down the road from us in Glovertown. This old fellow, an old war veteran, drinks a bit and mom said she saw him the other day when he was going into his home, falling around like a lamb with the goo-widdy. I asked her...
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30048 |
| Summary: | gold-withy My mother was telling me the other day about an old gentleman who lives down the road from us in Glovertown. This old fellow, an old war veteran, drinks a bit and mom said she saw him the other day when he was going into his home, falling around like a lamb with the goo-widdy. I asked her what that meant and she told me that lambs, when they eat the goo-widdy bush, act like they were drunk. DNE-cit JH 6/71 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I [see 'goody sick/goudy-sick'] |
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