blastybows

blasty My informant says . . . kindling wood, for the fire. . . . The"blastybows" were coniferous tree branches that were dried up. These were good fire starters (i.e. kindling). My mother called kindling wood (that which starts a fire going strong)"splits" . . . and logs for the...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/10531
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/10531 2023-12-31T10:18:44+01:00 blastybows 1970/07/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/10531 eng eng B FL 70-34 Paula Flynn Eng. 340/70 Southport, T.B. St. John's, West References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 4343 B_4343_blasty http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/10531 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1970 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:35Z blasty My informant says . . . kindling wood, for the fire. . . . The"blastybows" were coniferous tree branches that were dried up. These were good fire starters (i.e. kindling). My mother called kindling wood (that which starts a fire going strong)"splits" . . . and logs for the fireplace have always been called "birch billets (pronounce "billits"). See cited quotation. JH 7/70 Used I and Sup Not used Not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
blastybows
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description blasty My informant says . . . kindling wood, for the fire. . . . The"blastybows" were coniferous tree branches that were dried up. These were good fire starters (i.e. kindling). My mother called kindling wood (that which starts a fire going strong)"splits" . . . and logs for the fireplace have always been called "birch billets (pronounce "billits"). See cited quotation. JH 7/70 Used I and Sup Not used Not used
format Manuscript
title blastybows
title_short blastybows
title_full blastybows
title_fullStr blastybows
title_full_unstemmed blastybows
title_sort blastybows
publishDate 1970
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/10531
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation B
FL 70-34 Paula Flynn Eng. 340/70
Southport, T.B. St. John's, West
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
4343
B_4343_blasty
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/10531
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