cliffty

cliff n When we would have him nearly turned tail he would come to the last ditch. "I'm puttin' a cliffty rock in this one!" he would shout. We all knew how sharp a cliffty rock is on the corners compared to a round, beachy one. But, generally, everyone would heave snowballs at e...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/14419
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/14419 2023-12-31T10:19:06+01:00 cliffty 1974/04/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/14419 eng eng C 1974 Evening Telegram , 13 Feb., 3 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14369 C_14369_cliff n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/14419 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 1974 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:33Z cliff n When we would have him nearly turned tail he would come to the last ditch. "I'm puttin' a cliffty rock in this one!" he would shout. We all knew how sharp a cliffty rock is on the corners compared to a round, beachy one. But, generally, everyone would heave snowballs at each other. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story APR 1974 APR 1974 Used I used I Used I cliff-hawk, cliff rock, clifty ~ Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 19 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
cliffty
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description cliff n When we would have him nearly turned tail he would come to the last ditch. "I'm puttin' a cliffty rock in this one!" he would shout. We all knew how sharp a cliffty rock is on the corners compared to a round, beachy one. But, generally, everyone would heave snowballs at each other. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story APR 1974 APR 1974 Used I used I Used I cliff-hawk, cliff rock, clifty ~ Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 19 Oct 2015
format Manuscript
title cliffty
title_short cliffty
title_full cliffty
title_fullStr cliffty
title_full_unstemmed cliffty
title_sort cliffty
publishDate 1974
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/14419
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
1974 Evening Telegram , 13 Feb., 3
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14369
C_14369_cliff n
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