set up
set v During the two nights which the corpse was kept, the people as many as the house could hold, would "set up". They would pass the night away by singing hymns. . . . During the 'set up' they would, apart from singing hymns, talk about nearly everything. They would through the...
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49163 |
| Summary: | set v During the two nights which the corpse was kept, the people as many as the house could hold, would "set up". They would pass the night away by singing hymns. . . . During the 'set up' they would, apart from singing hymns, talk about nearly everything. They would through their conversations sort out who was related to the dead person or how many years his/her/wife/husband has been dead. G.M.Story JAN 1973 JAN 1973 Used Sup Not used Not used tow |
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