old _cows_ days

cow n "Old cows days" referred to the first thirteen days of April, which were always supposed to be days of bad weather. The old people never counted on doing any outdoor work during this weather for "the old cows days are coming up", they'd say. DNE-cit FEB 1972 Used I Use...

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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/15251
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/15251 2023-12-31T10:19:04+01:00 old _cows_ days 1972/02/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15251 eng eng C Mary Power, 71-26/98 Branch References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15900 C_15900_cow n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15251 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 1972 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:41Z cow n "Old cows days" referred to the first thirteen days of April, which were always supposed to be days of bad weather. The old people never counted on doing any outdoor work during this weather for "the old cows days are coming up", they'd say. DNE-cit FEB 1972 Used I Used I Used I [see 'cow days'] cow bee, cow belly, cow(s) days, cow flock, cow fly, cow platter, cow plat(e), cow(s) tail Checked by Jordyn Hughes Thu 23 Jun 2016 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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old _cows_ days
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description cow n "Old cows days" referred to the first thirteen days of April, which were always supposed to be days of bad weather. The old people never counted on doing any outdoor work during this weather for "the old cows days are coming up", they'd say. DNE-cit FEB 1972 Used I Used I Used I [see 'cow days'] cow bee, cow belly, cow(s) days, cow flock, cow fly, cow platter, cow plat(e), cow(s) tail Checked by Jordyn Hughes Thu 23 Jun 2016
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title old _cows_ days
title_short old _cows_ days
title_full old _cows_ days
title_fullStr old _cows_ days
title_full_unstemmed old _cows_ days
title_sort old _cows_ days
publishDate 1972
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15251
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
Mary Power, 71-26/98
Branch
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15900
C_15900_cow n
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