dowse

douse v "Dowse the lamp/light/fire, and put out the cat before you turn in". blow out the lamp/turn off the light/ extinguish the fire, and just "put out" the cat before you go to bed. JH 3/70 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn killick [see 'douse', douce' ]

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21638
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/21638 2023-12-31T10:18:08+01:00 dowse 1970/03/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21638 eng eng D JH Avalon References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16279 D_16279_douse v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21638 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 1970 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:41Z douse v "Dowse the lamp/light/fire, and put out the cat before you turn in". blow out the lamp/turn off the light/ extinguish the fire, and just "put out" the cat before you go to bed. JH 3/70 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn killick [see 'douse', douce' ] Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
institution Open Polar
collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
op_collection_id ftmemorialunivdc
language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
dowse
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description douse v "Dowse the lamp/light/fire, and put out the cat before you turn in". blow out the lamp/turn off the light/ extinguish the fire, and just "put out" the cat before you go to bed. JH 3/70 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn killick [see 'douse', douce' ]
format Manuscript
title dowse
title_short dowse
title_full dowse
title_fullStr dowse
title_full_unstemmed dowse
title_sort dowse
publishDate 1970
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21638
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
JH
Avalon
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16279
D_16279_douse v
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21638
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