stifled
stiffle v "As rough as the day Jackie Mills got stifled" - This is used by some of the older people in Old Perlican, Trinity Bay. Quite a while ago a man named Jackie Mills went out into a raging snowstorm and was smothered ("stifled") to death. Now, when the weather is particula...
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| Language: | English |
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1970
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/48879 |
| Summary: | stiffle v "As rough as the day Jackie Mills got stifled" - This is used by some of the older people in Old Perlican, Trinity Bay. Quite a while ago a man named Jackie Mills went out into a raging snowstorm and was smothered ("stifled") to death. Now, when the weather is particularly bad, this saying is used. JH 4/70 Used I and Sup Used I Not used stiffelet . |
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