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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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15905
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spelling 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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collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
crackies
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description 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
format Manuscript
title crackies
title_short crackies
title_full crackies
title_fullStr crackies
title_full_unstemmed crackies
title_sort crackies
publishDate 1970
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15905
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
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
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