dicky, dickey, dickie
dicky2 n The word _dicky_, _dickey_, _dickie_, as used "on the Labrador" and in N.W. Newfoundland, is popularly derived from and considerably confused with _adiki_ (recorded also as _a'diki_, _addikey_, _addiki_, etc.), a form possibly representing the older S. Labrador pronounciation...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/19642 2023-12-31T10:06:29+01:00 dicky, dickey, dickie 1972/12/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19642 eng eng D 2 CRATE Suggested Origins (unpub.) Card 1 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16855 D_16855_dicky2 n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19642 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 1972 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:39Z dicky2 n The word _dicky_, _dickey_, _dickie_, as used "on the Labrador" and in N.W. Newfoundland, is popularly derived from and considerably confused with _adiki_ (recorded also as _a'diki_, _addikey_, _addiki_, etc.), a form possibly representing the older S. Labrador pronounciation of Eskimo _atigi_, _attigi_, (with Inuit reference) an inner shirt of hide with the fur in, also a type of parka worn in N. Labrador (Eskimo _attige_, covering). The older Nfld use of _dicky_, however, signifies a _barvel_ or a kind of rough, thin coat used to protect other clothing when "working in the fish". On the Labrador coast, particularly, the usual meaning is that of _attigi_ in the extended sense of a sealskin or cloth pullover parka equipped to protect the wrists and neck from wind, spume and dirt. _Attigi_ and _dicky_ are also used locally to designate an over-parka similar to a _silapak_ (Eskimo), of light cloth used to break the wind and resist slime while the wearer is working with fish or seals. [reverse] The basic meanings of _dicky_ are to be found in English provincial usages. The Cheshire use has become generalised in the sense of a false shirt-front and found its way into British and Cdn Naval usage for a similar device worn with a "round-rig tiddley." In Cumberland, _dicky_ is a term for a rough overjacket worn at work, while other Provincial English usages (possibly obsolete) include a child's bib, a worn-out shirt, a smock, oilskins, a petticoat and a pinafore. In obs. U.S. use the word meant detachable collar. Central and North English dialects are recorded for _dick_, a child's leather bib. I am told that _dick_ is used locally in Newfoundland for a child's bib of any material. W.J. KIRWIN DEC 1972 JH DEC 1972 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used dickey, adikey, dickie Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 28 Jan 2015; Reverse side of D_13397 Manuscript eskimo* inuit Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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dicky2 n The word _dicky_, _dickey_, _dickie_, as used "on the Labrador" and in N.W. Newfoundland, is popularly derived from and considerably confused with _adiki_ (recorded also as _a'diki_, _addikey_, _addiki_, etc.), a form possibly representing the older S. Labrador pronounciation of Eskimo _atigi_, _attigi_, (with Inuit reference) an inner shirt of hide with the fur in, also a type of parka worn in N. Labrador (Eskimo _attige_, covering). The older Nfld use of _dicky_, however, signifies a _barvel_ or a kind of rough, thin coat used to protect other clothing when "working in the fish". On the Labrador coast, particularly, the usual meaning is that of _attigi_ in the extended sense of a sealskin or cloth pullover parka equipped to protect the wrists and neck from wind, spume and dirt. _Attigi_ and _dicky_ are also used locally to designate an over-parka similar to a _silapak_ (Eskimo), of light cloth used to break the wind and resist slime while the wearer is working with fish or seals. [reverse] The basic meanings of _dicky_ are to be found in English provincial usages. The Cheshire use has become generalised in the sense of a false shirt-front and found its way into British and Cdn Naval usage for a similar device worn with a "round-rig tiddley." In Cumberland, _dicky_ is a term for a rough overjacket worn at work, while other Provincial English usages (possibly obsolete) include a child's bib, a worn-out shirt, a smock, oilskins, a petticoat and a pinafore. In obs. U.S. use the word meant detachable collar. Central and North English dialects are recorded for _dick_, a child's leather bib. I am told that _dick_ is used locally in Newfoundland for a child's bib of any material. W.J. KIRWIN DEC 1972 JH DEC 1972 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used dickey, adikey, dickie Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 28 Jan 2015; Reverse side of D_13397 |
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eskimo* inuit Newfoundland |
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eskimo* inuit Newfoundland |
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Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore |
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D 2 CRATE Suggested Origins (unpub.) Card 1 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16855 D_16855_dicky2 n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19642 |
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