holly n
holly n If somebody heard the 'old hollies'-- mournful cries made by dead fishermen floating in a dory and wailing an old chantey--he knew that a big breeze of wind was coming. I remember my grandfather walking into a house and saying, 'You can pull your boats in; I just heard the old...
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| Summary: | holly n If somebody heard the 'old hollies'-- mournful cries made by dead fishermen floating in a dory and wailing an old chantey--he knew that a big breeze of wind was coming. I remember my grandfather walking into a house and saying, 'You can pull your boats in; I just heard the old hollies.' And the men went down and pulled up the boats. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G. M. Story JAN.30 1989 WK [Add to DNE holly* n, as our first quot from print] Used I and Sup Used I and Sup used Sup |
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