queak

queak n Children told not to make any noise while _Santa Clause_ is around. And then o' course the children (would) go to bed, they'd say, "Now don't make a qeak (sic), don't one o' yous get out o' bed, or nothing at all (o') that (when) yous goes. Go to sleep...

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Summary:queak n Children told not to make any noise while _Santa Clause_ is around. And then o' course the children (would) go to bed, they'd say, "Now don't make a qeak (sic), don't one o' yous get out o' bed, or nothing at all (o') that (when) yous goes. Go to sleep! [PT] And they never hear a queak, you know, after they go to bed, (you know?) Didn't want to disturb _Santy Claus!_ They want(ed) to get the best [THAT] was comin' they had to be all just so! And they'd do that then, but you wouldn't get 'em to do it today! Yes DNE-cit DNE-cit J. WIDDOSON [IF?] Used I Used I Used I 'queek', 'qweek' On the card there is phonetic transcription from "nothing" to "sleep!". Part of the quotation is found in the dictionary under T 100/2-64.