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cuffer n These stories, or 'cuffers,' might stretch the truth somewhat. Isaac often seemed to take some artistic licence with his tales. But I never caught him in a bold-faced lie, and sometimes the far-fetched stories have proved truthful. An example of Issac's cuffers: 'Issac t...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1987
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16872
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/16872 2023-12-31T10:19:25+01:00 cuffer n 1987/11/17 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16872 eng eng C 1984 WRIGHT 34 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16872 C_16872_cuffer n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16872 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 1987 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z cuffer n These stories, or 'cuffers,' might stretch the truth somewhat. Isaac often seemed to take some artistic licence with his tales. But I never caught him in a bold-faced lie, and sometimes the far-fetched stories have proved truthful. An example of Issac's cuffers: 'Issac told of carrying coal all night after working on the ice all day, of contests in which men would skin thirteen seals in one hour, and of men who could skin three seals in three minutes'. (p. 34) PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup [Add to DNE cuffer n 1] G. M. Story [check] WK NOV.17 1987 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used Sup cuff, have a cuffer Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 30 Jun 2016 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
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topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description cuffer n These stories, or 'cuffers,' might stretch the truth somewhat. Isaac often seemed to take some artistic licence with his tales. But I never caught him in a bold-faced lie, and sometimes the far-fetched stories have proved truthful. An example of Issac's cuffers: 'Issac told of carrying coal all night after working on the ice all day, of contests in which men would skin thirteen seals in one hour, and of men who could skin three seals in three minutes'. (p. 34) PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup [Add to DNE cuffer n 1] G. M. Story [check] WK NOV.17 1987 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used Sup cuff, have a cuffer Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 30 Jun 2016
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publishDate 1987
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/16872
genre Newfoundland
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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1984 WRIGHT 34
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16872
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