Dwi, dwy

dwy n Name used to describe rain when you can see it coming from a distance in the wind. OR when it's raining and the rain seems to travel horizontally along ground in vertical sheets that extend 20 or 30 feet above ground. If someone looked out the window and saw rain coming in the wind they m...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21960
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Summary:dwy n Name used to describe rain when you can see it coming from a distance in the wind. OR when it's raining and the rain seems to travel horizontally along ground in vertical sheets that extend 20 or 30 feet above ground. If someone looked out the window and saw rain coming in the wind they might say, "Oh my, looks like we are going to have a little dwi." Heard from Rosalyn Sparkes, student aged 22 of Glovertown. Heard from 1944-68. DNE-cit Used I Used I Not used Only dwy is used, dwi is not used

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