bay noddies
bay The little boys have a mischievous way of teasing one another as "bay noddies." The noddy is a stupid fish that is very good at catching the smaller fry and then[-]n[-] easily allows itself to be robbed of its prey. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story APR 1975 JH APR 1975 Used I and Sup U...
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| Language: | English |
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1975
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/10915 |
| Summary: | bay The little boys have a mischievous way of teasing one another as "bay noddies." The noddy is a stupid fish that is very good at catching the smaller fry and then[-]n[-] easily allows itself to be robbed of its prey. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story APR 1975 JH APR 1975 Used I and Sup Used I 4 Used I Only singular word form appears in Sup. DNE I cites only first sentence of quote. On fifth line of quote, 'then' was originally typed 'thenn', but the second 'n' has been crossed out in pencil. Word form also found under head word "noddy". |
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