drawing-knife

drawing vbl n Someone who fell asleep easily and under very difficult circumstances, might be told: "You could sleep on edge of a drawing-knife". The latter was a wide blade with two handles and was drawn towards the user; it was used by coopers. GMS Sept 73 Used I and Sup Not used Withdra...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21249
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/21249 2023-12-31T10:18:43+01:00 drawing-knife 1973/09/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21249 eng eng D Murray, Mrs Hilda, MS 70-21, p. 168 Elliston, T.B. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16416 D_16416_drawing vbl n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21249 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 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:37Z drawing vbl n Someone who fell asleep easily and under very difficult circumstances, might be told: "You could sleep on edge of a drawing-knife". The latter was a wide blade with two handles and was drawn towards the user; it was used by coopers. GMS Sept 73 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn draw n, drawing twine, drying ~, dryin', drawing/drying up Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)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
drawing-knife
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description drawing vbl n Someone who fell asleep easily and under very difficult circumstances, might be told: "You could sleep on edge of a drawing-knife". The latter was a wide blade with two handles and was drawn towards the user; it was used by coopers. GMS Sept 73 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn draw n, drawing twine, drying ~, dryin', drawing/drying up
format Manuscript
title drawing-knife
title_short drawing-knife
title_full drawing-knife
title_fullStr drawing-knife
title_full_unstemmed drawing-knife
title_sort drawing-knife
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21249
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
Murray, Mrs Hilda, MS 70-21, p. 168
Elliston, T.B.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16416
D_16416_drawing vbl n
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