Squoiled

squoil v twisted to one side. "The heel of my boot is _squoiled_," it is twisted and worn on one side. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story August 1959 Used I Used I 1 Used I [see 'squile'] 'scow-ways -Patterson 'swoil' - Story 'squail legs', 'squails shoe...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1959
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/56195
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Summary:squoil v twisted to one side. "The heel of my boot is _squoiled_," it is twisted and worn on one side. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story August 1959 Used I Used I 1 Used I [see 'squile'] 'scow-ways -Patterson 'swoil' - Story 'squail legs', 'squails shoes', squail*, squile, squail-legs, squoiled Cited as 1897 J A Folklore x, 211 in DNE.

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