_streel_
streel n _Streel_- an _untidy, unkempt_ person. "Like all dirty St. John's streels He dressed his head before his heels." This rhyme was quoted as a comment on a person who was fairly well dressed except for his foot war_ for example, he might have holes in his socks or unpolished sho...
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| Summary: | streel n _Streel_- an _untidy, unkempt_ person. "Like all dirty St. John's streels He dressed his head before his heels." This rhyme was quoted as a comment on a person who was fairly well dressed except for his foot war_ for example, he might have holes in his socks or unpolished shoes. Yes DNE-cit JW DICT CEN. Used I Used I Used I sraoille: straoille, STREEL v., RAG-MOLL NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY Source listed in DNE as C 71-92 |
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