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The spike fiddle rested on the knee to be played.
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More words gleaned along the way – some will be instantly forgotten, I’m sure.
Erhu: the erhu is a two-stringed musical instrument from China, known as a spike or Chinese fiddle. There is more information here.
'Not very long ago,When we started for a show,We jumped aboard a street car,My! but it was slow.'
Jitney: Jitney is slang for a nickel, a five cent coin. A jitney is a low fare bus or car service, originating in the early twentieth century in the USA.
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Mahwa leaves and fruit
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Mahwa: Mahwa or Madhuca longifolia is a fast-growing tropical tree found in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka.
The leaves are eaten by a moth which produces wild silk, its flowers are used to make alcoholic drinks, and the bark has medicinal qualities.
The seeds which follow the flowers provide oil which is used for skin care, detergent, soap, and vegetable butter.
One of its popular names is Butter Tree.
It is a valuable, all-purpose tree.
Now, that is a very useful tree!
ReplyDeleteTemporarily my brain learns something new from you. Ask me tomorrow what I remember, and I'll try to tell no lie, lol.
ReplyDeleteInteresting items you found
ReplyDeleteI wonder: if the flowers are used to make alcoholic drinks, are the seeds prevented from forming (and thus the oil they produce)? Seriously, that is one productive tree!
ReplyDeleteHow goes the furry patient?
This is so interesting. Gosh... I haven't heard of any of these things.
ReplyDeleteSad how brains don't remember all the facts we feed it. ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm living and learning by coming here.
ReplyDeleteI learned something new today.
ReplyDeleteI knew about jitneys. The rest was news to me. That tree would be so great to have here but I doubt it's hardy. That's how it always seems to go.
ReplyDeleteLearn something new every day. I new Jitney as a trolley, but didn't know the name originated for a nickel.
ReplyDeleteThose all sound like crossword puzzle words to me.
ReplyDeleteI knew none of these words ... the question is will I now remember them???
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
I had heard of a jitney before.. some of our local beach towns have one.
ReplyDeleteI'd always thought jitney was a Middle Eastern word!
ReplyDeleteI learned something new today!!
I have never heard of Jitney. Nor the Mahwa tree which seems to be so very useful. I have seen a spike fiddle/Erhu being played in our Rundle Mall, but never knew what it was called and I didn't much like the sound either, echoing and eerie to my ears.
ReplyDeleteWell, who knew? (Not me.)
ReplyDeleteAll knew to me.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very nice post with some information I didn't know about. Thank you, it's always nice to learn something new
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