blast

blast That poor thing got a blast there last year in the woods -- struck with a squall. I think she got a blast; needles used to come out of her arm. 'a fairy stroke; an illness; physical or mental, caused by fairies.' See cited quotation. DNE-cit 7 May 1969 Joanne Garland Used I Used I 2...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1969
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5095
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Summary:blast That poor thing got a blast there last year in the woods -- struck with a squall. I think she got a blast; needles used to come out of her arm. 'a fairy stroke; an illness; physical or mental, caused by fairies.' See cited quotation. DNE-cit 7 May 1969 Joanne Garland Used I Used I 2 Used I [see 'fairy squall']

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