comb

comb n I remember the days of the flint and steel and the _"tinder box"_, made of a cow's horn. I remember when lucifer matches were first introduced and were made in single stems (the "comb" is quite a modern invention) and sold in little cylindrical wooden boxes which at t...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1976
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15281
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/15281 2023-12-31T10:19:11+01:00 comb 1976/12/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15281 eng eng C 1906 Nfld. Quart. vi, 3, p.3 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15278 C_15278_comb http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15281 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 1976 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:41Z comb n I remember the days of the flint and steel and the _"tinder box"_, made of a cow's horn. I remember when lucifer matches were first introduced and were made in single stems (the "comb" is quite a modern invention) and sold in little cylindrical wooden boxes which at the present day would be considered curiosities fit to adorn the shelves of a museum. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W. Kirwin 12/76 JH 12/76 Used I Used I Used I Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Fri 17 Jun 2016 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
comb
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description comb n I remember the days of the flint and steel and the _"tinder box"_, made of a cow's horn. I remember when lucifer matches were first introduced and were made in single stems (the "comb" is quite a modern invention) and sold in little cylindrical wooden boxes which at the present day would be considered curiosities fit to adorn the shelves of a museum. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W. Kirwin 12/76 JH 12/76 Used I Used I Used I Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Fri 17 Jun 2016
format Manuscript
title comb
title_short comb
title_full comb
title_fullStr comb
title_full_unstemmed comb
title_sort comb
publishDate 1976
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15281
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
1906 Nfld. Quart. vi, 3, p.3
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15278
C_15278_comb
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15281
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