bit of Christmas

christmas n. No matter how hungry you became these cakes were never started before Christmas. Then when Christmas came they were cut up and put on the table with cheese and a cup of tea or a glass of syrup. This little lunch of cake, cheese and tea or syrup was called a "bit of Christmas"....

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/13721
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Summary:christmas n. No matter how hungry you became these cakes were never started before Christmas. Then when Christmas came they were cut up and put on the table with cheese and a cup of tea or a glass of syrup. This little lunch of cake, cheese and tea or syrup was called a "bit of Christmas". JH 7/72 Used I and Sup not used 2 Not used blow the christmas pudding, christmas apple, christmas back-junk, JUNK, christmas block, christmas box, christmas fish, christmas log, christmas masque, christmas time, TIME, christmas tree Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 07 Oct 2015

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