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tickle n "_dust the tickle_". a "tickle" is a channel of water between two points of land. "dust the tickle" meant going from _one_ part of settlement to another via a bridge across a "tickle." There are approximately ten bridges across the tickles in Newton....
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Summary: | tickle n "_dust the tickle_". a "tickle" is a channel of water between two points of land. "dust the tickle" meant going from _one_ part of settlement to another via a bridge across a "tickle." There are approximately ten bridges across the tickles in Newton. I've been in Newton and have seen these bridges. Yes DICT CEN DNE-cit JW Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used tickle a, reach n, run n, tickles NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY |
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