Re: Drabbed Bawlor -- not directly AR-related


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Posted by RichardG on January 10, 2003 at 10:15:54 from 213.120.126.246 user RichardG.

In Reply to: Drabbed Bawlor -- not directly AR-related posted by Dave Thewlis on January 09, 2003 at 20:43:32:

A quick Google web-search suggests that "Drabbing Bawlor" is a term for poisoning swine in the English Gypsy language. This seems to be what George Borrow is referring to in "Romany Rye". Sounds delightful !


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