ditch

ditch Another distinctive fence style, called a "ditch" was built on a few farms in Peterborough and along the Cape Shore. A narrow stone wall about 4 feet high was first erected, and an outer skin of sod, shovelled from a dyke dug on either side of the wall, was added. The structure was t...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/20455
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/20455 2023-12-31T10:19:11+01:00 ditch 1974/07/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/20455 eng eng D 1974 MANNION Irish Settlements 87 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15977 D_15977_ditch http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/20455 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 1974 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:30Z ditch Another distinctive fence style, called a "ditch" was built on a few farms in Peterborough and along the Cape Shore. A narrow stone wall about 4 feet high was first erected, and an outer skin of sod, shovelled from a dyke dug on either side of the wall, was added. The structure was topped off with sods and sometimes crowned by a post-and-rail fence. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story JUL 1974 JH JUL 1974 not used Not used Withdrawn [see FENCES] stamped but not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)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
ditch
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description ditch Another distinctive fence style, called a "ditch" was built on a few farms in Peterborough and along the Cape Shore. A narrow stone wall about 4 feet high was first erected, and an outer skin of sod, shovelled from a dyke dug on either side of the wall, was added. The structure was topped off with sods and sometimes crowned by a post-and-rail fence. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story JUL 1974 JH JUL 1974 not used Not used Withdrawn [see FENCES] stamped but not used
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title ditch
title_short ditch
title_full ditch
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title_full_unstemmed ditch
title_sort ditch
publishDate 1974
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/20455
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
1974 MANNION Irish Settlements 87
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15977
D_15977_ditch
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