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Meaning of "about home"



 
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Meaning of "about home" #1 (permalink) Sun May 28, 2006 9:24 am   Meaning of "about home"
 

Please look at this:

"When my father and sister lay dead in the ashes about home, he laughed at my tears."

What is "ABOUT HOME"?

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Meaning of "about home" #2 (permalink) Sun May 28, 2006 9:58 am   Meaning of "about home"
 

It's an unusual expression, but I understand "about home" here to mean "encircling our house".
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Meaning of "about home" #3 (permalink) Sun May 28, 2006 10:15 am   Meaning of "about home"
 

I agree with Jamie's interpretation.

For me, it sounds like there is a word (or words) missing between "about" and "home".

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