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Thread #19803 Message #3612909
Posted By: meself
26-Mar-14 - 10:25 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Coming Home from the Wake/Nellie Milkmaid
Subject: RE: Origins: Coming Home from the Wake/Nellie Milkmaid

Btw, I've always thought that 'Shoot the Cat' must be the name of a fiddle tune - does anyone know different? I just did a Google search and found a definition at TheFreeDictionary: "to empty one's stomach; to vomit." I somehow doubt that that's the meaning in the song ....