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pelting _Folk Language_ "_The Rain is _pelting_down_". This is a term very frequently used by our family for as long as I can remember. My mother always uses it so I imagine that it originated on the Southern shore where she came from. It simply means that the rain is coming down very fast...
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| Summary: | pelting _Folk Language_ "_The Rain is _pelting_down_". This is a term very frequently used by our family for as long as I can remember. My mother always uses it so I imagine that it originated on the Southern shore where she came from. It simply means that the rain is coming down very fast and hard and that it is a real storm. DICT CEN. Not used Not used Withdrawn NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY |
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