revel

ravel n A thread sticking to clothes - also a jig. The old people say that you take it off and twirl it around your finger saying A,B, C.D. . . at each circle. The letter where the revel ends is the initial of the one you will marry. Yes DNE-cit JH 11/75 Used I Used I Used I "also a jig" (...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69461
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Summary:ravel n A thread sticking to clothes - also a jig. The old people say that you take it off and twirl it around your finger saying A,B, C.D. . . at each circle. The letter where the revel ends is the initial of the one you will marry. Yes DNE-cit JH 11/75 Used I Used I Used I "also a jig" (end of line 1) is omitted from the dictionary.

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