down dru'me's

down Many words, occasionally listed as 'Newfoundland' expressions, are simply examples of the running together of sounds in this way: _bublemsqueak_, corned beef and cabbage (bubble and squeak); _down dru'me's_, a laxative, or its results (down-through-me's). PRINTED ITEM G...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21548
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Summary:down Many words, occasionally listed as 'Newfoundland' expressions, are simply examples of the running together of sounds in this way: _bublemsqueak_, corned beef and cabbage (bubble and squeak); _down dru'me's_, a laxative, or its results (down-through-me's). PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story MAY 1970 JH MAY 1970 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Not used (give) down the banks, down along, ~ north, ~ the shore, ~ to the Labrador, down alongs, down dru me's, down shaft, down the banks, down the Labrador, down the line, TONGUE-BANGING Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 26 Jul 2016