horse-fly

horse n. There is an insect around Buchans that we call a horse-fly and its bite is supposed to be dangerous (not fatally). When you see one of these, in order to protect you self you are supposed to say "High Water". If you want to tease it, you say "Low Water". DNE-cit Used I U...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/35414
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Summary:horse n. There is an insect around Buchans that we call a horse-fly and its bite is supposed to be dangerous (not fatally). When you see one of these, in order to protect you self you are supposed to say "High Water". If you want to tease it, you say "Low Water". DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I

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