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sionnach commented on the word snallygaster
a mythical monster of Maryland, invented to frighten freed slaves
October 11, 2007
sionnach commented on the word snallygaster
The Pennsylvania Dutch version was "schnelle geeschter." The name meant literally "fast spirit," "geeschter" or "ghast" being close relatives of our modern word "ghost."
October 27, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word snallygaster
Dude! That's a cool word!
October 28, 2007
oroboros commented on the word snallygaster
"Nathaniel had his reasons for his journey to Rhyolite, the greatest boom town in the west. He hoped to find what the snallygaster had taken from him. Some believed it could snatch away whatever you most valued. It had taken Annabelle, the love of his life. Now he was here in Rhyolite, to make his fortune, reunite with Annabelle--and to find the man he murdered back in Baltimore."
~Opening paragraph of Journey to Rhyolite by Steve Bartholomew
December 5, 2010
fbharjo commented on the word snallygaster
...And now his goal, Annabelle was andesite- plagioclase and feldspar . He had played geo chase and felt ready for the spar???
A muddled, middle sentence or two from the hypothetical yet-to-be-written ring of fire second book of the trilogy Andesitic Adventures?????
December 5, 2010