_Ploughed flesh_
Ploughed flesh "_Ploughed flesh-_" This item refers to a cut that has not healed together but instead has broken apart and faintly resembles a farrow cut in the earth with a plough and therefore the expression ploughed flesh. A person with this type of cut was said to have ploughed flesh....
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| Summary: | Ploughed flesh "_Ploughed flesh-_" This item refers to a cut that has not healed together but instead has broken apart and faintly resembles a farrow cut in the earth with a plough and therefore the expression ploughed flesh. A person with this type of cut was said to have ploughed flesh. This expression applied especially if the cut was raw and festering. Yes DICT CEN. Language item. JW Not used Not used Withdrawn [see 'proud flesh', 'proud' Newfoundland Folklore Survey |
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