_"Pratie* Rock"_
pratie n Sometimes while digging the potatoes, a person would _accidentally_ pick up a small rock and put it in the sack with the potatoes. This rock, if discovered when potatoes were being washed to cook with their "jackets" on, would be boiled with the potatoes. It would then be kept as...
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| Summary: | pratie n Sometimes while digging the potatoes, a person would _accidentally_ pick up a small rock and put it in the sack with the potatoes. This rock, if discovered when potatoes were being washed to cook with their "jackets" on, would be boiled with the potatoes. It would then be kept as a charm to cure toothache. A person who has toothache, would usually put the rock in his shirt pocket or wrap it up in a piece of cloth and wear it around his neck. This was practised DICT CEN DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I Newfoundland Folklore Survey |
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