_Conkerbell_

conkerbill n conkerbell/bill (To be pursued.) This will be re-written next summer. 1). Treat conker and bill separately in etymology. 2) See clinker in EDD. Most of the many variants record _bell_, 'that which hangs down'. Cockbill (of a bird) doesn't seem to exist. Icicles hanging fr...

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Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/15407 2023-12-31T10:19:27+01:00 _Conkerbell_ xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15407 eng eng C None Listed References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15382 C_15382_conkerbill http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15407 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 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:35Z conkerbill n conkerbell/bill (To be pursued.) This will be re-written next summer. 1). Treat conker and bill separately in etymology. 2) See clinker in EDD. Most of the many variants record _bell_, 'that which hangs down'. Cockbill (of a bird) doesn't seem to exist. Icicles hanging from animals' noses and dung hanging from fleece or tails point back to farm usage, then ada pted to ice on houses: Animals are crucial to subsistence; icicles are amusing, magical, for idle talk and speculation. I don't suppose our _conk_ and OED _bill_ sb2 slender beak are relevant for origin? G Fanciful! G But both/all hang down - including snot Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not Used conkerbell, icicle, ice-candle Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Mon 20 Jun 2016 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
_Conkerbell_
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description conkerbill n conkerbell/bill (To be pursued.) This will be re-written next summer. 1). Treat conker and bill separately in etymology. 2) See clinker in EDD. Most of the many variants record _bell_, 'that which hangs down'. Cockbill (of a bird) doesn't seem to exist. Icicles hanging from animals' noses and dung hanging from fleece or tails point back to farm usage, then ada pted to ice on houses: Animals are crucial to subsistence; icicles are amusing, magical, for idle talk and speculation. I don't suppose our _conk_ and OED _bill_ sb2 slender beak are relevant for origin? G Fanciful! G But both/all hang down - including snot Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not Used conkerbell, icicle, ice-candle Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Mon 20 Jun 2016
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title _Conkerbell_
title_short _Conkerbell_
title_full _Conkerbell_
title_fullStr _Conkerbell_
title_full_unstemmed _Conkerbell_
title_sort _conkerbell_
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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None Listed
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15382
C_15382_conkerbill
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