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bazz (v) On Bell Island the playing of marbles was (and still is?) referred to as _basing_ (sp?) pronounced (bah!zing), and in proposing a game of allies or marbles one would always say, "Last _bas!_" - (the value of being last having the same advantage as in a game of checkers). I can rem...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/12091 2023-12-31T10:05:16+01:00 bas 1969/10/22 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12091 eng eng B 12 70-20 Maureen Murphy Sociology 340 21 Bell Isalnd My peers on Bell Island; primary & elementary school children aged 7-12 yrs From friends and very possibly from older sisters I learned and practiced this game from 1953-59 approx. Oct. 22, 1969 (age 6-12) References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 3157 B_3157_bazz (v) http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12091 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 1969 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:35Z bazz (v) On Bell Island the playing of marbles was (and still is?) referred to as _basing_ (sp?) pronounced (bah!zing), and in proposing a game of allies or marbles one would always say, "Last _bas!_" - (the value of being last having the same advantage as in a game of checkers). I can remember that the _basing season_ usually consisted of no more than three weeks in the spring when the ground is especially soft and muddy, and it was an activity that ceased as abruptly as it began. In a game consisting of two players the first would _bas up_ (ie throw his ally against the corner of a house). When this ally had settled itself in a position on the ground, the second player would also _bas up_ in the --- > PTO Yes Note: bas, pron (bahZ) - to rhyme with has. DICT CEN Used I Not used Not used Card continues on reverse - see B_13304. Phonetic transcriptions in cited quotation are only an approximation of what appears on card - database cannot reproduce all symbols. Manuscript Bell Island Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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bazz (v) On Bell Island the playing of marbles was (and still is?) referred to as _basing_ (sp?) pronounced (bah!zing), and in proposing a game of allies or marbles one would always say, "Last _bas!_" - (the value of being last having the same advantage as in a game of checkers). I can remember that the _basing season_ usually consisted of no more than three weeks in the spring when the ground is especially soft and muddy, and it was an activity that ceased as abruptly as it began. In a game consisting of two players the first would _bas up_ (ie throw his ally against the corner of a house). When this ally had settled itself in a position on the ground, the second player would also _bas up_ in the --- > PTO Yes Note: bas, pron (bahZ) - to rhyme with has. DICT CEN Used I Not used Not used Card continues on reverse - see B_13304. Phonetic transcriptions in cited quotation are only an approximation of what appears on card - database cannot reproduce all symbols. |
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B 12 70-20 Maureen Murphy Sociology 340 21 Bell Isalnd My peers on Bell Island; primary & elementary school children aged 7-12 yrs From friends and very possibly from older sisters I learned and practiced this game from 1953-59 approx. Oct. 22, 1969 (age 6-12) References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 3157 B_3157_bazz (v) http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12091 |
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