runaway, the
runaway n My informant told me that when he was a kid (age 6-10) his parents used to tell him that if he misbehaved the"runaway" would get him. The "runaway was pictured as a big black man with a sack in which he put the children who were bad. DNE-cit JH 7/71 Not used Not used Withdra...
Format: | Manuscript |
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Language: | English |
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69193 |
Summary: | runaway n My informant told me that when he was a kid (age 6-10) his parents used to tell him that if he misbehaved the"runaway" would get him. The "runaway was pictured as a big black man with a sack in which he put the children who were bad. DNE-cit JH 7/71 Not used Not used Withdrawn |
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