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sillyhow — Literally, blessed cap or lucky cap ; a term used in northern England for the *caul (cauls) … A Dictionary of English folklore
sillyhow — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: silly (I) + how (caul) chiefly Scotland : a caul on a newborn infant … Useful english dictionary
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Paul Muldoon — (born 20 June 1951) is a writer, academic and educator, as well as Pulitzer Prize winning poet from County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Life and workMuldoon s poetry is known for difficulty, allusion, casual use of extremely obscure or archaic words … Wikipedia
cauls — A belief repeatedly recorded from the 16th century to the present day is that when a baby is born with a caul covering the face (also called a mask , veil , or sillyhow ), it must be kept for luck; whoever has one will never drown. This is a… … A Dictionary of English folklore
