cram

cram v _cram_ "Don't cram the cat too much, sure it'll never grow you'll cram it to death". My mother used to say this when we were playing with the cat too much. It's believed that cramming it too much will stop it growth. To _cram_ means to over-fondle or to smooth do...

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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/16649 2023-12-31T10:15:21+01:00 cram 196x/02/10 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16649 eng eng C 15 66-10 Wm. Henry Lear soc.433 22 Hibb's Cove Port-de-Grave Eliza Lear mother - 52 Hibb's Cove Port-de-Grave she heard it at South River, her birthplace and also at Port-de-Grave. Hibb's Cove about 12 years ago Feb. 9, 1966. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16020 C_16020_cram http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16649 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 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:31Z cram v _cram_ "Don't cram the cat too much, sure it'll never grow you'll cram it to death". My mother used to say this when we were playing with the cat too much. It's believed that cramming it too much will stop it growth. To _cram_ means to over-fondle or to smooth down or stroke too much. _Corrected April 5, 1966_ DNE-cit FEB 10 196 Used I Used I Used I Checked by Jordyn Hughes Thu 23 Jun 2016, NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY, [check] beside collected by Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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description cram v _cram_ "Don't cram the cat too much, sure it'll never grow you'll cram it to death". My mother used to say this when we were playing with the cat too much. It's believed that cramming it too much will stop it growth. To _cram_ means to over-fondle or to smooth down or stroke too much. _Corrected April 5, 1966_ DNE-cit FEB 10 196 Used I Used I Used I Checked by Jordyn Hughes Thu 23 Jun 2016, NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY, [check] beside collected by
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15 66-10
Wm. Henry Lear soc.433 22 Hibb's Cove Port-de-Grave Eliza Lear mother - 52 Hibb's Cove Port-de-Grave she heard it at South River, her birthplace and also at Port-de-Grave. Hibb's Cove about 12 years ago Feb. 9, 1966.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16020
C_16020_cram
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