crackies
cracky n These were small dogs, rat-terriers or something, which were numerous in St. John's up to 15 or 20 years ago. They would bark and yap at anything and anyone, hence "Saucy as a crackie," was used to describe the degree of sauciness of an individual. JH 3/70 JH 3/70 Used I and...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/15905 2023-12-31T10:19:02+01:00 crackies 1970/03/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15905 eng eng C St. John's References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15985 C_15985_cracky http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15905 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 1970 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:34Z cracky n These were small dogs, rat-terriers or something, which were numerous in St. John's up to 15 or 20 years ago. They would bark and yap at anything and anyone, hence "Saucy as a crackie," was used to describe the degree of sauciness of an individual. JH 3/70 JH 3/70 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not Used cracky dog, krackie, saucy as a cracky Checked by Jordyn Hughes Thu 23 Jun 2016 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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cracky n These were small dogs, rat-terriers or something, which were numerous in St. John's up to 15 or 20 years ago. They would bark and yap at anything and anyone, hence "Saucy as a crackie," was used to describe the degree of sauciness of an individual. JH 3/70 JH 3/70 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not Used cracky dog, krackie, saucy as a cracky Checked by Jordyn Hughes Thu 23 Jun 2016 |
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Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore |
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C St. John's References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15985 C_15985_cracky http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15905 |
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