The Frank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina Folklore: Games and rhymes. Beliefs and customs. Riddles. Proverbs. Speech. Tales and legendsFrank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina Folklore, Frank Clyde Brown, North Carolina Folklore Society Duke University Press, 1952 |
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... Fire burnt it . Where's the fire ? -Water quenched it . Where's the water ? - Ox drank it . Where's the ox ? -Butcher killed it . Where's the butcher ? -Rope hung him . Where's the rope ? -Knife cut it . Where's the knife ? -Hammer ...
... Fire burnt it . Where's the fire ? -Water quenched it . Where's the water ? - Ox drank it . Where's the ox ? -Butcher killed it . Where's the butcher ? -Rope hung him . Where's the rope ? -Knife cut it . Where's the knife ? -Hammer ...
Pagina 408
... fire at one end and a fool at the other . Virgil Scott , The Dead Tree Gives No Shelter ( N. Y. , 1947 ) 8 : a straw ... fire . Cf. NED Brisk , Id . 3. As hot as fire ( 3 ) . Apperson 315 , cf. 338 , Kentshire ; Hyamson 191 ; Partridge ...
... fire at one end and a fool at the other . Virgil Scott , The Dead Tree Gives No Shelter ( N. Y. , 1947 ) 8 : a straw ... fire . Cf. NED Brisk , Id . 3. As hot as fire ( 3 ) . Apperson 315 , cf. 338 , Kentshire ; Hyamson 191 ; Partridge ...
Pagina 540
... fire , to put a out : phr . To set a fire to a field or the woods , generally with an incendiary intent . The standard meaning , to extinguish a fire , is also used . - West . fire - board : n . ( -W , -NED , -DAE ) The mantel.- West ...
... fire , to put a out : phr . To set a fire to a field or the woods , generally with an incendiary intent . The standard meaning , to extinguish a fire , is also used . - West . fire - board : n . ( -W , -NED , -DAE ) The mantel.- West ...
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CHILDRENS GAMES AND RHYMES | 29 |
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