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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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/10613 2023-12-31T10:18:26+01:00 breaker down 1973/04/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/10613 eng eng B Robert Hollett, Q 71 D Albert Hollett Spencer Cove, P.B References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 8990 B_8990_break'er down n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/10613 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 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:35Z 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 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
breaker down
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description 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
format Manuscript
title breaker down
title_short breaker down
title_full breaker down
title_fullStr breaker down
title_full_unstemmed breaker down
title_sort breaker down
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/10613
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
Robert Hollett, Q 71 D Albert Hollett
Spencer Cove, P.B
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
8990
B_8990_break'er down n
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