Add to ORKGdevil n'musharooms' [pronounciation used.] [this was the form used, but he was willing to be corrected to _fairy caps_ by another person present]'musharooms'DNE-cit DNE-citWK Jan 68Used I and SupUsed IUsed Iplay with the devil, PLAY, devil-ma-click, devil-ma-jig,~angel, ~birthday, ~blanket, ~feathers,~ cap, DEAD-MAN'S CAP, FAIRY, ~claw, ~fashion, FASHION,~ laughter, ~ match,~ pelt,~ pipe,~ racket, RACKET, devilskin,~ spit, SPIT, ~ thumb-print, ~ umbrellaChecked by Cathy Wiseman on Sat 24 Jan 201
devil nThat ______ _______ [name of local politician] is a devilskin. = mischiefmaker, troublemak...
devil nEverything was there, chain hooks, devil's claws, fish tackle, block and fall, all but the...
fairy capYou know, they call 'em "fairy caps". Oh,yes, that's what we call the mushrooms now; we al...
devil nthe snipesnipeDNE-cit JH 12/69Used I and SupUsed IUsed Iplay with the devil, PLAY, devil-ma-...
devil n"The Devil's birthday" ...it was quite common for people to say, when pea soup was bein...
devil n(applied to naughty child who is always into something) [see 'divilskin', 'devil skin']D...
devil nIt was always considered wrong to give something to someone and then take it back. Such an ...
devil nof St. John's:of St. John's[check]Used I and SupUsed IUsed Iplay with the devil, PLAY, devil-...
devil nJW. Now you never heard o' _the Boo-man_ as distinct from _the Boogie-man_? B. No. No. JW. Y...
devil n"That young divilskin went on the pip yesterday" [see 'devil's skin']JH 12/70 JH 12/70Use...
devil nExpression used by informant's grandparents, meaning 'the devils cure' or 'the devil take i...
devil n"That's a devil's fashion, to give something and then to take it back." [But this may j...
devil nOCT 10 1989 [check] WKUsed I and SupUsed INot usedplay with the devil, PLAY, devil-ma-click,...
devil nperson's actions are mean so it serves them right. Rare.JH 11/76Used I and SupNot usedNot use...
devil nSaturday when the usual meal was pea soup and duffs.SaturdayDNE-cit JH 6/75Used I and SupUse...
devil nThat ______ _______ [name of local politician] is a devilskin. = mischiefmaker, troublemak...
devil nEverything was there, chain hooks, devil's claws, fish tackle, block and fall, all but the...
fairy capYou know, they call 'em "fairy caps". Oh,yes, that's what we call the mushrooms now; we al...
devil nthe snipesnipeDNE-cit JH 12/69Used I and SupUsed IUsed Iplay with the devil, PLAY, devil-ma-...
devil n"The Devil's birthday" ...it was quite common for people to say, when pea soup was bein...
devil n(applied to naughty child who is always into something) [see 'divilskin', 'devil skin']D...
devil nIt was always considered wrong to give something to someone and then take it back. Such an ...
devil nof St. John's:of St. John's[check]Used I and SupUsed IUsed Iplay with the devil, PLAY, devil-...
devil nJW. Now you never heard o' _the Boo-man_ as distinct from _the Boogie-man_? B. No. No. JW. Y...
devil n"That young divilskin went on the pip yesterday" [see 'devil's skin']JH 12/70 JH 12/70Use...
devil nExpression used by informant's grandparents, meaning 'the devils cure' or 'the devil take i...
devil n"That's a devil's fashion, to give something and then to take it back." [But this may j...
devil nOCT 10 1989 [check] WKUsed I and SupUsed INot usedplay with the devil, PLAY, devil-ma-click,...
devil nperson's actions are mean so it serves them right. Rare.JH 11/76Used I and SupNot usedNot use...
devil nSaturday when the usual meal was pea soup and duffs.SaturdayDNE-cit JH 6/75Used I and SupUse...
devil nThat ______ _______ [name of local politician] is a devilskin. = mischiefmaker, troublemak...
devil nEverything was there, chain hooks, devil's claws, fish tackle, block and fall, all but the...
fairy capYou know, they call 'em "fairy caps". Oh,yes, that's what we call the mushrooms now; we al...