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Thread #40349 Message #1134497
Posted By: Wilfried Schaum
12-Mar-04 - 02:52 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: meaning of the words in DIXIE
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: meaning of the words in DIXIE
I assumed 'scratching gravel' referred to heading off down the road (a gravelled surface) - an interesting parallel we have in German: colloquial Kratz die Kurve = scratch the bend when somebody is urged to leave of immediately.