drug

drug n Everyone knows that drugs means medication or medicine to be administered to or taken internally by the sick. To the Northern Newfoundland woodsman it can mean nothing else but'a piece of heavy circular chain used to slow down his comedick [sic] load of wood,' especially if he is in...

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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/19585
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/19585 2023-12-31T10:15:06+01:00 drug image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19585 eng eng D T Cole, P68/1968 Englee Area References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15344 D_15344_drug n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19585 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 2023-12-04T11:29:39Z drug n Everyone knows that drugs means medication or medicine to be administered to or taken internally by the sick. To the Northern Newfoundland woodsman it can mean nothing else but'a piece of heavy circular chain used to slow down his comedick [sic] load of wood,' especially if he is in the process of going down a long incline. JH 11/75 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used [see 'drag', 'drogue' -Shea, Lab. 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
drug
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description drug n Everyone knows that drugs means medication or medicine to be administered to or taken internally by the sick. To the Northern Newfoundland woodsman it can mean nothing else but'a piece of heavy circular chain used to slow down his comedick [sic] load of wood,' especially if he is in the process of going down a long incline. JH 11/75 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used [see 'drag', 'drogue' -Shea, Lab.
format Manuscript
title drug
title_short drug
title_full drug
title_fullStr drug
title_full_unstemmed drug
title_sort drug
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19585
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 D
T Cole, P68/1968
Englee Area
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15344
D_15344_drug n
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