the cans

cans Nature's call was answered in an outdoor toilet, called _the cans_. This was a term borrowed from the jargon of coal minors. Many older men found employment in the coal mines of Nova Scotia during the early part of this century. . To the older people, an outdoor toilet was a _privy_. JH-25...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1969
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/18494
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/18494 2023-12-31T10:18:51+01:00 the cans 1969/11/25 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/18494 eng eng C Allan J. Cole, English 240 1968 Victoria, C.B. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 18677 C_18677_cans http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/18494 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 1969 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:23Z cans Nature's call was answered in an outdoor toilet, called _the cans_. This was a term borrowed from the jargon of coal minors. Many older men found employment in the coal mines of Nova Scotia during the early part of this century. . To the older people, an outdoor toilet was a _privy_. JH-25-11-59 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 12 Jul 2016 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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the cans
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description cans Nature's call was answered in an outdoor toilet, called _the cans_. This was a term borrowed from the jargon of coal minors. Many older men found employment in the coal mines of Nova Scotia during the early part of this century. . To the older people, an outdoor toilet was a _privy_. JH-25-11-59 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 12 Jul 2016
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title the cans
title_short the cans
title_full the cans
title_fullStr the cans
title_full_unstemmed the cans
title_sort cans
publishDate 1969
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/18494
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
op_relation C
Allan J. Cole, English 240 1968
Victoria, C.B.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
18677
C_18677_cans
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