powder devil

powder n To celebrate the Relief of Ladysmith [during the Boer War] your grandfather placed several hundred powder-devils along the board fence and fired them off. DNE-cit GMS/1955 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/65700
Description
Summary:powder n To celebrate the Relief of Ladysmith [during the Boer War] your grandfather placed several hundred powder-devils along the board fence and fired them off. DNE-cit GMS/1955 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I

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