cracker berries

cracker n A very common berry found in wooded areas of Nfld. which is edible but I do not think are picked to be taken home for cooking etc. .are small red berries which grow in bunches. They are soft and scrunchy to eat. In the Corner Brook area we refer to them as "Cracker Berries". Howe...

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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/15490
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/15490 2023-12-31T10:19:20+01:00 cracker berries 1972/02/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15490 eng eng C R. H. Diamond, 71-38/64 Corner Brook/ Woods Island References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15954 C_15954_cracker http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15490 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 2023-12-04T11:29:35Z cracker n A very common berry found in wooded areas of Nfld. which is edible but I do not think are picked to be taken home for cooking etc. .are small red berries which grow in bunches. They are soft and scrunchy to eat. In the Corner Brook area we refer to them as "Cracker Berries". However in my wife's home of Woods Island only 10 miles away they were called "Crocker Jocks" JH 2/72 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not Used [see 'crocker jocks'] cracker berry, cracker, PIGEON BERRY, cracker bone, crack bone, cracker jack Checked by Jordyn Hughes Thu 23 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
cracker berries
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description cracker n A very common berry found in wooded areas of Nfld. which is edible but I do not think are picked to be taken home for cooking etc. .are small red berries which grow in bunches. They are soft and scrunchy to eat. In the Corner Brook area we refer to them as "Cracker Berries". However in my wife's home of Woods Island only 10 miles away they were called "Crocker Jocks" JH 2/72 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not Used [see 'crocker jocks'] cracker berry, cracker, PIGEON BERRY, cracker bone, crack bone, cracker jack Checked by Jordyn Hughes Thu 23 Jun 2016
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title cracker berries
title_short cracker berries
title_full cracker berries
title_fullStr cracker berries
title_full_unstemmed cracker berries
title_sort cracker berries
publishDate 1972
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15490
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
R. H. Diamond, 71-38/64
Corner Brook/ Woods Island
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15954
C_15954_cracker
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