Oxford English Dictionary
Posted by Myretta on April 20, 1998 at 15:31:42:
In response to Sukebind?, written by Janet on April 20, 1998 at 14:41:05
] Please, I have made up my own definition of the word, but I would appreciate a real one......if one exists. Can anyone help me out? Thanks in advance.
Janet, directly from the OED:
"Sukebind: [Invented by Stella Gibbons in her book Cold Comfort Farm(1932)]. An imaginary plant associated with superstition, fertility, and intense rustic passions."
oooh!
- fantastic !! nfm Kate 20:58:15 4/20/98
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- But... Cheryl 15:54:25 4/20/98
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- Far be it from me ......... Janet 21:53:52 4/20/98
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- Where the sukebind twineth Margie 01:55:00 4/21/98
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- tangled in the subekind... Kate 09:12:55 4/21/98
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- tangled in the subekind... Kate 09:12:55 4/21/98
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- Where the sukebind twineth Margie 01:55:00 4/21/98
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- Far be it from me ......... Janet 21:53:52 4/20/98
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