_Skelly_

skeleton n FOLK LANGUAGE: Definition: homemade beef stew. This stew consists of beef, potatoes, turnip, carrots, cabbage, and parsnip boiled together. The term is not applied to factory-made stew. The term is used almost entirely by elderly people. Yes DICT CEN. JW Used I Not used Withdrawn [see als...

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Summary:skeleton n FOLK LANGUAGE: Definition: homemade beef stew. This stew consists of beef, potatoes, turnip, carrots, cabbage, and parsnip boiled together. The term is not applied to factory-made stew. The term is used almost entirely by elderly people. Yes DICT CEN. JW Used I Not used Withdrawn [see also 'skowsh', etc] skeleton skate NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY Checked by Raji Sreeni on Thu 20 Aug 2015; Stamped but not used