Arthur Giles, "The Longings of Pregnant Women," Transactions Obstetrical Society of London, vol. xxxv, 1893.
Ploss and Bartels, Das Weib, Chapter XXX.
Thus, in Cornwall, "to be in the longing way" is a popular synonym for pregnancy.
Arthur Giles, "The Longings of Pregnant Women," Transactions Obstetrical Society of London, vol. xxxv, 1893.
Ploss and Bartels, Das Weib, Chapter XXX.
Thus, in Cornwall, "to be in the longing way" is a popular synonym for pregnancy.