death clock

death n The sound of ticking (as of a clock) in the woodwork of a house foretold death. I do not know what caused the ticking sound, perhaps insects, but I often heard it. I was never convinced of this but [see 'seath watch beetle'] [reverse] older folks interpreted it to mean that someone...

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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/21771 2023-12-31T10:16:46+01:00 death clock xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21771 eng eng D 11 71-103 Clara Dorothy James, Age 44, United Church, Corner Brook, July 23, 1971 Remembered from childhood in Brigus References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16849 D_16849_death n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21771 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 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z death n The sound of ticking (as of a clock) in the woodwork of a house foretold death. I do not know what caused the ticking sound, perhaps insects, but I often heard it. I was never convinced of this but [see 'seath watch beetle'] [reverse] older folks interpreted it to mean that someone's life was ticking away and, like a clock that was not rewound, would soon stop. Yes DICT CEN. DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I death clock; deathfall; death kit; death plant; death wagon; DEAD CAR; death watch beetle "Newfoundland Folklore Survey Card"; Reverse side of D_13194; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Tue 20 Jan 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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death clock
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description death n The sound of ticking (as of a clock) in the woodwork of a house foretold death. I do not know what caused the ticking sound, perhaps insects, but I often heard it. I was never convinced of this but [see 'seath watch beetle'] [reverse] older folks interpreted it to mean that someone's life was ticking away and, like a clock that was not rewound, would soon stop. Yes DICT CEN. DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I death clock; deathfall; death kit; death plant; death wagon; DEAD CAR; death watch beetle "Newfoundland Folklore Survey Card"; Reverse side of D_13194; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Tue 20 Jan 2015
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title death clock
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title_full death clock
title_fullStr death clock
title_full_unstemmed death clock
title_sort death clock
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
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11 71-103
Clara Dorothy James, Age 44, United Church, Corner Brook, July 23, 1971 Remembered from childhood in Brigus
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16849
D_16849_death n
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