bumpers
bumper n The better quality potatoes were known as "apples". These were for the rich or good potato growers. The "bumpers" were an inferior quality of potato and those grown in Calvert, Nfld. could be con- sidered bumpers. See cited quotation. DNE-cit DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used...
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| Language: | English |
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1971
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/11177 |
| Summary: | bumper n The better quality potatoes were known as "apples". These were for the rich or good potato growers. The "bumpers" were an inferior quality of potato and those grown in Calvert, Nfld. could be con- sidered bumpers. See cited quotation. DNE-cit DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 3 Used I Source appears in DNE I as C 71-24 |
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