crick

Michael K. Gottlieb michael.gottlieb at YALE.EDU
Sun Oct 24 22:17:26 UTC 1999


On Sat, 23 Oct 1999, John A Wetenkamp wrote:

> Does anyone know of a region in the US where speakers call the smaller
> variety of "a natural watercourse" a CRICK rather than a CREEK?
>
> -J. Wetenkamp

I've heard the expression, among middle-aged and older midwesterners,
"If'n that the crick don't rise."  I've never been able to determine
whether the expression refers to the watercourse or the Native American
Indian tribe.


Mike Gottlieb



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