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cat n In the winter, as boys, we used to play a game called "cat". This is similar to the game of baseball. We would have bases and there was one base from which we would strike the cat, and as you struck this cat with a stick you would run to the different bases. The bat which was used wa...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/16011 2023-12-31T10:19:33+01:00 cat 1970/06/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16011 eng eng C 1967 READER Nfld.Wit 51 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 18988 C_18988_cat n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16011 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 cat n In the winter, as boys, we used to play a game called "cat". This is similar to the game of baseball. We would have bases and there was one base from which we would strike the cat, and as you struck this cat with a stick you would run to the different bases. The bat which was used was perhaps 3 inches in diamter and tapered little towards the end, and about 4 feet long. The "cat", or what is called the ball in baseball would be a similar piece of wood but only about 8 inches long. This would be thrown to the batter in the same mannner as a baseball, but with an underhand motion similar to softball,and if the catcher who would be behind the pitcher could catch this piece of stick, the batter would be out; but if he hit what was called the "cat", he would start running for his base and he would have to make all the bases as in baseball. PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story JUN 1970 JUN 1970 Not Used Not Used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 13 Jul 2016, could be close to DNE sense 4 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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cat n In the winter, as boys, we used to play a game called "cat". This is similar to the game of baseball. We would have bases and there was one base from which we would strike the cat, and as you struck this cat with a stick you would run to the different bases. The bat which was used was perhaps 3 inches in diamter and tapered little towards the end, and about 4 feet long. The "cat", or what is called the ball in baseball would be a similar piece of wood but only about 8 inches long. This would be thrown to the batter in the same mannner as a baseball, but with an underhand motion similar to softball,and if the catcher who would be behind the pitcher could catch this piece of stick, the batter would be out; but if he hit what was called the "cat", he would start running for his base and he would have to make all the bases as in baseball. PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story JUN 1970 JUN 1970 Not Used Not Used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 13 Jul 2016, could be close to DNE sense 4 |
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C 1967 READER Nfld.Wit 51 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 18988 C_18988_cat n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16011 |
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