conker

conker Knot tied in handkerchief and used to hit another boy on the head. Chestnuts on the end of a string are also used. [over] [reverse] Autumn was the season of "conkers"- but that is a game which has survived. DNE-cit G.M.Story June 1955 [Writing of his childhood last decade of 1800�...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1955
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/17648
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/17648 2023-12-31T10:19:00+01:00 conker 1955/06/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/17648 eng eng C St John's [_Were Those The Days?_ - H.C. Barnard, p.47-48] -Louder References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 17331 C_17331_conker http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/17648 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 1955 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:31Z conker Knot tied in handkerchief and used to hit another boy on the head. Chestnuts on the end of a string are also used. [over] [reverse] Autumn was the season of "conkers"- but that is a game which has survived. DNE-cit G.M.Story June 1955 [Writing of his childhood last decade of 1800's] -JH Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 05 Jul 2016, reverse side of card at C_17332, stamped but not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection 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
conker
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description conker Knot tied in handkerchief and used to hit another boy on the head. Chestnuts on the end of a string are also used. [over] [reverse] Autumn was the season of "conkers"- but that is a game which has survived. DNE-cit G.M.Story June 1955 [Writing of his childhood last decade of 1800's] -JH Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 05 Jul 2016, reverse side of card at C_17332, stamped but not used
format Manuscript
title conker
title_short conker
title_full conker
title_fullStr conker
title_full_unstemmed conker
title_sort conker
publishDate 1955
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/17648
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
St John's
[_Were Those The Days?_ - H.C. Barnard, p.47-48] -Louder
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
17331
C_17331_conker
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