cat's eyes

cat's eyes symbol "Allie" collections were prized like the crown jewels, and trading for desirable specimens was frequent. There were the large "allies" - "_bull's eyes_ prized as 'collectors items', but not really fair to play against smaller ones. Of sm...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16677
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/16677 2023-12-31T10:19:23+01:00 cat's eyes 1972/07/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16677 eng eng C Catherine M. Sheehan, 67-15Ms St. John's References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 18997 C_18997_cat's eyes http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16677 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 1972 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:31Z cat's eyes symbol "Allie" collections were prized like the crown jewels, and trading for desirable specimens was frequent. There were the large "allies" - "_bull's eyes_ prized as 'collectors items', but not really fair to play against smaller ones. Of small "allies"- there were the common, run-of-the- -mill "butterflies" and "_cat's eyes_". Much prized were coloured, as of solid colors- red, white, black, blue. These we named as one names precious jewels - "pearl", "snowflake". Also much in demand were ball-bearings- also, because of their weight, used little for players. My neighnours had a number JH 7/72 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 13 Jul 2016 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)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
cat's eyes
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description cat's eyes symbol "Allie" collections were prized like the crown jewels, and trading for desirable specimens was frequent. There were the large "allies" - "_bull's eyes_ prized as 'collectors items', but not really fair to play against smaller ones. Of small "allies"- there were the common, run-of-the- -mill "butterflies" and "_cat's eyes_". Much prized were coloured, as of solid colors- red, white, black, blue. These we named as one names precious jewels - "pearl", "snowflake". Also much in demand were ball-bearings- also, because of their weight, used little for players. My neighnours had a number JH 7/72 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 13 Jul 2016
format Manuscript
title cat's eyes
title_short cat's eyes
title_full cat's eyes
title_fullStr cat's eyes
title_full_unstemmed cat's eyes
title_sort cat's eyes
publishDate 1972
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16677
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
Catherine M. Sheehan, 67-15Ms
St. John's
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
18997
C_18997_cat's eyes
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