woolly dust _'oolly dust_

woolly dust _'oolly dust_ [see also 'white 'ood', 'ood', 'ool'] This term was used to describe an angry person. If a person wanted to say that someone was in a real, raging fit of temper he simply said 'e was a wooly dust bye!' When I went teaching a...

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Summary:woolly dust _'oolly dust_ [see also 'white 'ood', 'ood', 'ool'] This term was used to describe an angry person. If a person wanted to say that someone was in a real, raging fit of temper he simply said 'e was a wooly dust bye!' When I went teaching at Fair Island I noticed that they said _'oolly dust_ [PT] to mean the same thing. Yes DNE-cit DICT CEN. Not used Not used Withdrawn white 'ood, 'ood, 'ool withdrawn but no stamp; "Newfoundland Folklore Survery Card"; Card marked DNE-cit, but not used.