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chovy n Before going to bed, my father would first cut out some "_chobies_" to light the fire with the next morning. This would be done almost every night. "chobies" are made by cutting shavings from a "split" (small piece of wood also used to start fires) in such a man...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/14168 2023-12-31T10:17:37+01:00 chobies 1967/11/24 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/14168 eng eng C 224 68-10 Claude Hamlyn Eng 340 28 yrs Sop's Arm W. Bay Own experience Sop's Arm, 1945 Nov 22, 1967 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13984 C_13984_chovy n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/14168 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 1967 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z chovy n Before going to bed, my father would first cut out some "_chobies_" to light the fire with the next morning. This would be done almost every night. "chobies" are made by cutting shavings from a "split" (small piece of wood also used to start fires) in such a manner that they hang on at one end of the "split" in a curled up fashion. (see over for diagram) [reverse] A _"chobie"_ This term is also common to Jackson's Arm. [check] DNE-cit NOV 24 1967 DICT CEN. Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I choby, chopy, chuffy, shovy, MOP, MOP-HEAD, SHAVINGS Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 24 Jun 2015; "Newfoundland Folklore Survey Card"; Reverse of card at C_19876; reverse side contains an illustration Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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chovy n Before going to bed, my father would first cut out some "_chobies_" to light the fire with the next morning. This would be done almost every night. "chobies" are made by cutting shavings from a "split" (small piece of wood also used to start fires) in such a manner that they hang on at one end of the "split" in a curled up fashion. (see over for diagram) [reverse] A _"chobie"_ This term is also common to Jackson's Arm. [check] DNE-cit NOV 24 1967 DICT CEN. Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I choby, chopy, chuffy, shovy, MOP, MOP-HEAD, SHAVINGS Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 24 Jun 2015; "Newfoundland Folklore Survey Card"; Reverse of card at C_19876; reverse side contains an illustration |
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C 224 68-10 Claude Hamlyn Eng 340 28 yrs Sop's Arm W. Bay Own experience Sop's Arm, 1945 Nov 22, 1967 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13984 C_13984_chovy n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/14168 |
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