[Ads-l] Mayflower passengers called puke stockings?

[Christopher Philippo]

http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2015/11/watch-thanksgiving-myth-vs-fact/

The video claims that the Mayflower passengers were called puke stockings for puking in their stockings on the way over. What is the source for the claim that they were called puke stockings and is the explanation of why really accurate?

https://books.google.com/books?id=wKXTAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA324
http://www.word-detective.com/2009/01/puke/
http://www.shakespeareswords.com/Headwords-Instance.aspx?Ref=12641


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