sparable
sparable n Don't come in over the floor because you've got _sparbles_ in your boots. Large nails such as those used in bootmaking. This was said some 30-35 yrs ago when my mother lived at Broad Cove. Shey, my mother's family, said this to men having sparbles in their boots because the...
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Summary: | sparable n Don't come in over the floor because you've got _sparbles_ in your boots. Large nails such as those used in bootmaking. This was said some 30-35 yrs ago when my mother lived at Broad Cove. Shey, my mother's family, said this to men having sparbles in their boots because they didn't want to get their floors scratched up. Everybody said this. Yes DICT CEN. JW Used I and Sup Used Sup Withdrawn NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY word in DNE but cards in withdrawn drawer |
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