Alley Coosh
alley-coosh v A small child who was fighting a losing battle against sleep, was told the _Sandman_ was coming, sprinkling _sleepy dust._ Finally, when he succumbed to the Sandman, his mother put him to _Alley Coosh_ (bed). By the way, _sleepy dust_, is that which you wash from your eyes every mornin...
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Language: | English |
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1969
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/4185 |
| Summary: | alley-coosh v A small child who was fighting a losing battle against sleep, was told the _Sandman_ was coming, sprinkling _sleepy dust._ Finally, when he succumbed to the Sandman, his mother put him to _Alley Coosh_ (bed). By the way, _sleepy dust_, is that which you wash from your eyes every morning. [see 'coosh'] DNE-cit JH-25-11-69 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I coosh, alley cush, cooch Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Tue 29 Jul 2014 |
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