breaker down

break'er down n 51. A big dance. "I remember da breaker downs we usta have in da ole hall." A big dance. DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN JH APR 1973 [-]73[-] Used I Used I Used I [see also 'bonnet hop', 'bun squablle'] 'walloper down', 'tamarack 'er down&#...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/10613
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Summary:break'er down n 51. A big dance. "I remember da breaker downs we usta have in da ole hall." A big dance. DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN JH APR 1973 [-]73[-] Used I Used I Used I [see also 'bonnet hop', 'bun squablle'] 'walloper down', 'tamarack 'er down' Source appears in DNE I as Q 71-10

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