doctor

doctor1 n At Williamsport the 7th son in a family was always hailed as the 'doctor.' The residents always said that the proof of his ability to cure was that an earthworm would die if it was put into the palm of his hand. JH 8/71 DNE-cit Used I Used I 1 Used I WIZARD, WATER DOCTOR, PRICKLY...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21725
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/21725 2023-12-31T10:18:52+01:00 doctor 1971/08/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21725 eng eng D Warrick Canning, 68-5/01 Williamsport References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13797 D_13797_doctor1 n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21725 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 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z doctor1 n At Williamsport the 7th son in a family was always hailed as the 'doctor.' The residents always said that the proof of his ability to cure was that an earthworm would die if it was put into the palm of his hand. JH 8/71 DNE-cit Used I Used I 1 Used I WIZARD, WATER DOCTOR, PRICKLY: PRICKLEY, doctor's box Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 23 Feb 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
doctor
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description doctor1 n At Williamsport the 7th son in a family was always hailed as the 'doctor.' The residents always said that the proof of his ability to cure was that an earthworm would die if it was put into the palm of his hand. JH 8/71 DNE-cit Used I Used I 1 Used I WIZARD, WATER DOCTOR, PRICKLY: PRICKLEY, doctor's box Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 23 Feb 2015
format Manuscript
title doctor
title_short doctor
title_full doctor
title_fullStr doctor
title_full_unstemmed doctor
title_sort doctor
publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21725
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
Warrick Canning, 68-5/01
Williamsport
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13797
D_13797_doctor1 n
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