bally-caters

ballicatter When the ice starts to break up into pans you'll see the youngsters "ferrying". . . . each one gets on a pan of ice (the old people around home call them bally-caters) . . . JH 6/71 3 DNE-cit. Used I and Sup Not used 3 Used I Although this quote appears in the DNE the word...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/11345
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Summary:ballicatter When the ice starts to break up into pans you'll see the youngsters "ferrying". . . . each one gets on a pan of ice (the old people around home call them bally-caters) . . . JH 6/71 3 DNE-cit. Used I and Sup Not used 3 Used I Although this quote appears in the DNE the word "bally-caters" is changed to "belly-caters." "3" is written in ink on the bottom right hand corner and is circled.

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