_pulas_

poultice n _Folk medicine_ 1. To cure cuts and boils you put a bread _pulas_ (poultice) on them. A "Pulas" is made out of bread and hot water 2. If you drive a nail in your foot, put the nail IN flour and this will cure the foot and prevent it from becoming infected. Yes DICT CEN. JW Not u...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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Summary:poultice n _Folk medicine_ 1. To cure cuts and boils you put a bread _pulas_ (poultice) on them. A "Pulas" is made out of bread and hot water 2. If you drive a nail in your foot, put the nail IN flour and this will cure the foot and prevent it from becoming infected. Yes DICT CEN. JW Not used Not used Not used NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY

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