buddy

buddy n They used to have a buddy made,you know,with a_ two sticks, two piece o' board an' a string - used to work by a string. See editor's notes. Yes DNE-cit (device,contraption etc. Usage here= thingummyjig, whatyou_maycallit,etc. ie is a word used when the real name cannot be imme...

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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/11406
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Summary:buddy n They used to have a buddy made,you know,with a_ two sticks, two piece o' board an' a string - used to work by a string. See editor's notes. Yes DNE-cit (device,contraption etc. Usage here= thingummyjig, whatyou_maycallit,etc. ie is a word used when the real name cannot be immediately called to mind etc) (here describing the hobby horse) J. D. A. WIDDOWSON AUG 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I (Cp.chummy) Source appears in DNE I as T 265-66

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