See also: rolling calf

Jamaican Creole

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrʷoːlɪn ˈkʲɑːf/
  • Hyphenation: Ro‧lling‧Calf

Proper noun

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Rolling Calf

  1. a calf demon with fiery eyes which makes its presence known by rattling chains
    As a yute, mi cousin dem use fi tell me nuh fi guh a bush a night-time, for Rolling Calf deh a bush.
    When I was little, my cousins used to tell me not to enter the forest at night, because the calf demon was there.
    • 2020, Simone Morgan-Lindo, “Woman believes demons killed her granddaughter”, in The Jamaica Star[1] (in English):
      “And hear this - fi months nuhbaddy nuh walk back desso, because as far as they were concern - a rolling calf was on the loose []
      Now hear this - nobody went there again for months, because as far as they were concerned, a calf demon was on the loose []

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