ballase
ballast (v) "Ballase" was used as a term to mean attack with rocks. My father recalls the word being very common in his youth. And it was an every day expression - As a treat it would be said "Go home or I'll ballase you with rocks." This word seems to be unheard of now for...
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| Language: | English |
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1973
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9911 |
| Summary: | ballast (v) "Ballase" was used as a term to mean attack with rocks. My father recalls the word being very common in his youth. And it was an every day expression - As a treat it would be said "Go home or I'll ballase you with rocks." This word seems to be unheard of now for I have never heard it in my youth and my father has not heard it for over twenty years. From Vocab list 1913- Used I Used I Not used LP: Scanned and additional information added by Leslie Pierce on 3 September 2008. |
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