Jack of Spades

jack 1 n You mustn't look at the setting sun or talk about it; or play cards with your hat off, for being uncovered shows homage to the Jack of Spades, which is "the very Old One himself," incarnate, whose picture book you are handling. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN MAY 1975 JH MA...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1975
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/37843
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Summary:jack 1 n You mustn't look at the setting sun or talk about it; or play cards with your hat off, for being uncovered shows homage to the Jack of Spades, which is "the very Old One himself," incarnate, whose picture book you are handling. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN MAY 1975 JH MAY 1975 Used I and Sup Not Used 3 Withdrawn bully1, jack-blunt, jack-easy, jack's alive, jack-boat, jack curlew, curlew, jack fisherman, jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me, jack root, blood root Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 19 Aug 2015, stamped but not used

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