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dick n On Fogo Island they used to say "May chicks bring all dicks." "Dicks" refers to roosters, and on Fogo Island they claim that eggs hatched in May will produce many roosters. Of course they only need one rooster. rooster DNE-cit JH 7/71 Used I Used I Used I as dead as a dick...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/20310
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/20310 2023-12-31T10:18:45+01:00 dicks 1971/07/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/20310 eng eng D Mercedes Ryan, 68-19/156 Fogo Island References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13370 D_13370_dick n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/20310 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 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:30Z dick n On Fogo Island they used to say "May chicks bring all dicks." "Dicks" refers to roosters, and on Fogo Island they claim that eggs hatched in May will produce many roosters. Of course they only need one rooster. rooster DNE-cit JH 7/71 Used I Used I Used I as dead as a dick, DICKY Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 28 Jan 2015 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
dicks
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description dick n On Fogo Island they used to say "May chicks bring all dicks." "Dicks" refers to roosters, and on Fogo Island they claim that eggs hatched in May will produce many roosters. Of course they only need one rooster. rooster DNE-cit JH 7/71 Used I Used I Used I as dead as a dick, DICKY Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 28 Jan 2015
format Manuscript
title dicks
title_short dicks
title_full dicks
title_fullStr dicks
title_full_unstemmed dicks
title_sort dicks
publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/20310
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 D
Mercedes Ryan, 68-19/156
Fogo Island
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13370
D_13370_dick n
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