duck

duck n A tin can was put on this rock to serve as the 'duck', and part of the game [Duck on the Rock] was to knock the duck from the rock. The boys, any number, stood on a line in the dust about 10 or 12 feet from the duck. Each one was armed with a small stone which he threw at the duck t...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/22424
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/22424 2023-12-31T10:19:20+01:00 duck 1973/09/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/22424 eng eng D Hobbs, Rodger MS 69-17, p. 40 Elliston, T.B. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16654 D_16654_duck n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/22424 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 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:38Z duck n A tin can was put on this rock to serve as the 'duck', and part of the game [Duck on the Rock] was to knock the duck from the rock. The boys, any number, stood on a line in the dust about 10 or 12 feet from the duck. Each one was armed with a small stone which he threw at the duck to knock it from the rock. In addition to the boys throwing the rocks there was a keeper of the duck whose duty it was to put the duck back on the rock once it was knocked off. GMS Sept 73 Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
duck
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description duck n A tin can was put on this rock to serve as the 'duck', and part of the game [Duck on the Rock] was to knock the duck from the rock. The boys, any number, stood on a line in the dust about 10 or 12 feet from the duck. Each one was armed with a small stone which he threw at the duck to knock it from the rock. In addition to the boys throwing the rocks there was a keeper of the duck whose duty it was to put the duck back on the rock once it was knocked off. GMS Sept 73 Not used Not used Withdrawn
format Manuscript
title duck
title_short duck
title_full duck
title_fullStr duck
title_full_unstemmed duck
title_sort duck
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/22424
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
Hobbs, Rodger MS 69-17, p. 40
Elliston, T.B.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16654
D_16654_duck n
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