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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†DRØRI, DRÖRIE, Druri, n. Blood, esp. that which flows from a cut or wound, gen. in phr. to draw (some-one's) drøri, “to draw blood, to make one's blood flow; to give one a blow on the nose” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), drøri; Sh.¹⁰ 1950, obs.).Sh. 1899 J. Spence Folk-Lore 123:
To cross witches above the breath, i.e. on the forehead, so as to draw their drörie (blood) with a steel noraleg (a needle with the eye broken), deprived them of their power to hurt.Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.:
I'll draw di druri.