chop the beam

chop v This is used both at Press Island and the one time Richard's Hr. If someone visits your home who hasn't been there for a long time the saying when he comes in is "Chop the Beam"! This means to make a mark somewhere so as to remember it. It is said in an exclamatory voice....

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/14322
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/14322 2023-12-31T10:19:12+01:00 chop the beam 1971/04/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/14322 eng eng C Riely J. Kendall 67-10/158 Pass Island/Richard's Hr. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13968 C_13968_chop v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/14322 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 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:33Z chop v This is used both at Press Island and the one time Richard's Hr. If someone visits your home who hasn't been there for a long time the saying when he comes in is "Chop the Beam"! This means to make a mark somewhere so as to remember it. It is said in an exclamatory voice. Almost as "What's going to happen!". DNE-cit JH APR 1971 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I chop the beam, NOTCH Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 24 Jun 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
institution Open Polar
collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
chop the beam
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description chop v This is used both at Press Island and the one time Richard's Hr. If someone visits your home who hasn't been there for a long time the saying when he comes in is "Chop the Beam"! This means to make a mark somewhere so as to remember it. It is said in an exclamatory voice. Almost as "What's going to happen!". DNE-cit JH APR 1971 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I chop the beam, NOTCH Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 24 Jun 2015
format Manuscript
title chop the beam
title_short chop the beam
title_full chop the beam
title_fullStr chop the beam
title_full_unstemmed chop the beam
title_sort chop the beam
publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/14322
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
Riely J. Kendall 67-10/158
Pass Island/Richard's Hr.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13968
C_13968_chop v
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