crick

[Pafra & Scott Catledge]

In the Deep South, a creek or a brook is for wading/bathing
in--a [crick] (spelling unknown) is what you get in your neck if
you keep it in a position to which you are unaccustomed.  I
have heard Nawtheners --I'll be PC and not use the little 'd'
word ;{)--say "crick" in the sense of "brook."
----- Original Message -----
From: Bruce Dykes <bkd at graphnet.com>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: crick


> -----Original Message-----
> From: John A Wetenkamp <jswkamp at JUNO.COM>
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Date: Sunday, October 24, 1999 3:36 PM
> Subject: crick
> >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 it used in rural western Maryland.
>
> bkd