Date:  Sat, 17 Feb 1996 23:24:27 -0700

From:  Rudy Troike <RTROIKE[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU>

Subject: Risin' = boil (n.)



A colleague of mine from Alabama recalls the term <risin'> (presumably

"a rising" as the general term for "a boil" on the skin. The OED records it

with cites from 1593-1847, but labels it "now dial." Once again my M-W 10th

Collegiate fails me on this. Does anybody else have any records on it?