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dumb A cake. As a form of community entertainment unmarried females, young or old, would gather at an individual's home to assist in baking a cake. During the making of the cake and until it was completely consumed (this could be a matter of hours or days) the participants could not speak---han...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21636
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/21636 2023-12-31T10:18:56+01:00 dumb a image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21636 eng eng D informant: Gertrude Hollett age: 78 yrs, home: St. John's, originally of Spencer's Cove, P.B. Dec 1975 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14102 D_14102_dumb http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21636 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 2023-12-04T11:29:41Z dumb A cake. As a form of community entertainment unmarried females, young or old, would gather at an individual's home to assist in baking a cake. During the making of the cake and until it was completely consumed (this could be a matter of hours or days) the participants could not speak---hance, dum cake. Hollett Bob DNE cite --- cake [ ] Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I Edit15 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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dumb a
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description dumb A cake. As a form of community entertainment unmarried females, young or old, would gather at an individual's home to assist in baking a cake. During the making of the cake and until it was completely consumed (this could be a matter of hours or days) the participants could not speak---hance, dum cake. Hollett Bob DNE cite --- cake [ ] Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I Edit15
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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informant: Gertrude Hollett
age: 78 yrs, home: St. John's, originally of Spencer's Cove, P.B. Dec 1975
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14102
D_14102_dumb
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