carker

corker [PT]JW _carker_: This name was used to describe a person who liked to joke and play tricks to make others laugh - a person usually said to be a "barrel of fun." Usually it referred to an adult, but sometimes a young child might be referred to as "a young carker." Also, if...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19376
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/19376 2023-12-31T10:17:44+01:00 carker xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19376 eng eng C 45 71 -105 Mabel Kean 42 SA Ivanhoe (heard as a child) July 16, 1971 Robert Ivany- father fisherman(1884-1962) Ivanhoe - C.E. people of my home community References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 17670 C_17670_corker http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19376 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 2023-12-04T11:29:37Z corker [PT]JW _carker_: This name was used to describe a person who liked to joke and play tricks to make others laugh - a person usually said to be a "barrel of fun." Usually it referred to an adult, but sometimes a young child might be referred to as "a young carker." Also, if mentioning a person who was a little bit 'bad' the name 'a bit of a carker' was used. My father used this name quite often and as early as I can remember. I noticed that my father's family used it more than my mother's family. My father's family settled as first 'livyers' at Ivanhoe. Yes DICT CEN Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 06 Jul 2016, NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY, [check] beside remembered Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of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
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topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description corker [PT]JW _carker_: This name was used to describe a person who liked to joke and play tricks to make others laugh - a person usually said to be a "barrel of fun." Usually it referred to an adult, but sometimes a young child might be referred to as "a young carker." Also, if mentioning a person who was a little bit 'bad' the name 'a bit of a carker' was used. My father used this name quite often and as early as I can remember. I noticed that my father's family used it more than my mother's family. My father's family settled as first 'livyers' at Ivanhoe. Yes DICT CEN Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 06 Jul 2016, NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY, [check] beside remembered
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title carker
title_short carker
title_full carker
title_fullStr carker
title_full_unstemmed carker
title_sort carker
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url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19376
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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45 71 -105
Mabel Kean 42 SA Ivanhoe (heard as a child) July 16, 1971 Robert Ivany- father fisherman(1884-1962) Ivanhoe - C.E. people of my home community
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
17670
C_17670_corker
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19376
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