_Duck on the Rock._

duck n _Games_:'_Duck on the Rock._'You place a small rock on a larger one and line up about twenty feet away. then you draw for turns. The person who gets the draw (which could be done by drawing the shortest of several sticks, going hand over hand on one long stick, counting, or even usi...

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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/21200 2023-12-31T10:17:21+01:00 _Duck on the Rock._ xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21200 eng eng D 06 71 -115 T. Christopher Perry, 45, Ang, Daniels Harbour, (25-35 years), Aug 5/71, This game was played by all the children when I was growing up at Daniel's Harbour. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16649 D_16649_duck n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21200 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 duck n _Games_:'_Duck on the Rock._'You place a small rock on a larger one and line up about twenty feet away. then you draw for turns. The person who gets the draw (which could be done by drawing the shortest of several sticks, going hand over hand on one long stick, counting, or even using a rhyme.) takes a third rock and throws at the rock perched on the large one. the object os to knock the small off get to it and set it back on before someone else does and get another turn [reverse] Duck -> [picture] [picture] players Yes DICT CEN. JW Not used Not used Withdrawn NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY. Phonetic transcription marked JW. Reverse at D_16650. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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_Duck on the Rock._
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description duck n _Games_:'_Duck on the Rock._'You place a small rock on a larger one and line up about twenty feet away. then you draw for turns. The person who gets the draw (which could be done by drawing the shortest of several sticks, going hand over hand on one long stick, counting, or even using a rhyme.) takes a third rock and throws at the rock perched on the large one. the object os to knock the small off get to it and set it back on before someone else does and get another turn [reverse] Duck -> [picture] [picture] players Yes DICT CEN. JW Not used Not used Withdrawn NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY. Phonetic transcription marked JW. Reverse at D_16650.
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title _Duck on the Rock._
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title_full _Duck on the Rock._
title_fullStr _Duck on the Rock._
title_full_unstemmed _Duck on the Rock._
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06 71 -115
T. Christopher Perry, 45, Ang, Daniels Harbour, (25-35 years), Aug 5/71, This game was played by all the children when I was growing up at Daniel's Harbour.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16649
D_16649_duck n
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