The Facts on File Dictionary of Allusions - Green Valley High School

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since Dunkirk has such a large force been rescued from
so extreme a crisis.
dust, unto See unto dust shalt thou return.
dust bowl <strong>The</strong> Great Plains area of the central
United States. <strong>The</strong> nickname was heard with increasing
frequency from the 1930s, when the agriculture
of this prairie region was devastated by prolonged
drought, causing severe hardship to the local population.
<strong>The</strong> term has since been applied to various
parts of the world that have suffered similar droughts.
<strong>The</strong> Chinese government is concerned that environmental
changes may bring about dust bowl conditions.
dust to dust See unto dust shalt thou return.
dybbuk (dibbk) A demonic spirit or machine
that has the power to take over a person. <strong>The</strong> dybbuk
appeared early in the annals of Jewish folklore,
being described originally as a type of
malevolent wandering soul that could possess a
living person until formally exorcised. <strong>The</strong> term
became more widely familiar through the classic
Yiddish play <strong>The</strong> Dybbuk (1920) by Solomon Ansky.
His grandmother decided that his behavior was so untypical
the only explanation was that he had been taken
over by a dybbuk.