sky-larking
sky-larking This term refers to the tactics of children playing roughly or teasing each other by pushing, chasing and hitting. As children we often engaged in such activity after a day spent indoors during rainy weather. Usually lots of loud noise accompanied it and this plus the running annoyed my...
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| Language: | English |
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1961
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49489 |
| Summary: | sky-larking This term refers to the tactics of children playing roughly or teasing each other by pushing, chasing and hitting. As children we often engaged in such activity after a day spent indoors during rainy weather. Usually lots of loud noise accompanied it and this plus the running annoyed my parents who would command us to stop the "sky-larking" Several of my sisters still use the term and one Not used Not used Withdrawn NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY Checked by Raji Sreeni on Fri 21 Aug 2015 |
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