coaxer

coaxer coaxer: candy or some such delicacy, given to children as an inticement to take a "bad" tasting medicine. Mrs. Driscoll recalls being given a coaxer, usually a Purity peppermint knob, every morning before having to take her cod liver oil. example: "Come on now and take your coa...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16553
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/16553 2023-12-31T10:19:03+01:00 coaxer 1973/04/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16553 eng eng C Marguerite Gosse, Q 71 D Mrs. Driscoll Southern Shore References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 19852 C_19852_coaxer http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16553 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 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:31Z coaxer coaxer: candy or some such delicacy, given to children as an inticement to take a "bad" tasting medicine. Mrs. Driscoll recalls being given a coaxer, usually a Purity peppermint knob, every morning before having to take her cod liver oil. example: "Come on now and take your coaxer . here now, drink this down." DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN APR 1973 JH APR 1973 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 21 Jul 2016 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)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
coaxer
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description coaxer coaxer: candy or some such delicacy, given to children as an inticement to take a "bad" tasting medicine. Mrs. Driscoll recalls being given a coaxer, usually a Purity peppermint knob, every morning before having to take her cod liver oil. example: "Come on now and take your coaxer . here now, drink this down." DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN APR 1973 JH APR 1973 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 21 Jul 2016
format Manuscript
title coaxer
title_short coaxer
title_full coaxer
title_fullStr coaxer
title_full_unstemmed coaxer
title_sort coaxer
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16553
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
Marguerite Gosse, Q 71 D Mrs. Driscoll
Southern Shore
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
19852
C_19852_coaxer
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