chummy

chummy1 n An' there was a feller, you know, had a _ he had a _ chummy, you know, on his ear, phone _ chummy for to _ when he want to come up now. He'd make three ot four plucks on the rope. (ie. object or person the name of whom/which the speaker does not immediately call to mind. "Th...

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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/13953
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/13953 2023-12-31T10:19:23+01:00 chummy 1973/05/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/13953 eng eng C William Payne T C90 64-13 Tan R237 Coll.JW and Fred Earle Julyb 17 1964 Fogo References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14170 C_14170_chummy1 n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/13953 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 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z chummy1 n An' there was a feller, you know, had a _ he had a _ chummy, you know, on his ear, phone _ chummy for to _ when he want to come up now. He'd make three ot four plucks on the rope. (ie. object or person the name of whom/which the speaker does not immediately call to mind. "Thingy," "whatdoyoucallit" etc. First e.g. here refers to an object (probably an earpiece used by the diver for contact by underwater telephone). Second e.g. refers to a person - cp. _buddy_) Yes DNE-cit J.D.A. WIDDOWSON JAN 1973 Used I Used I 2 Used I BUDDY, MACHINE, chummy-fella, chummy-call, ~ -jigger, ~ -thing Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 12 Oct 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
chummy
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description chummy1 n An' there was a feller, you know, had a _ he had a _ chummy, you know, on his ear, phone _ chummy for to _ when he want to come up now. He'd make three ot four plucks on the rope. (ie. object or person the name of whom/which the speaker does not immediately call to mind. "Thingy," "whatdoyoucallit" etc. First e.g. here refers to an object (probably an earpiece used by the diver for contact by underwater telephone). Second e.g. refers to a person - cp. _buddy_) Yes DNE-cit J.D.A. WIDDOWSON JAN 1973 Used I Used I 2 Used I BUDDY, MACHINE, chummy-fella, chummy-call, ~ -jigger, ~ -thing Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 12 Oct 2015
format Manuscript
title chummy
title_short chummy
title_full chummy
title_fullStr chummy
title_full_unstemmed chummy
title_sort chummy
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/13953
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation C
William Payne T C90 64-13 Tan R237
Coll.JW and Fred Earle Julyb 17 1964 Fogo
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14170
C_14170_chummy1 n
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