dicky-birds

dicky1 n People at Sandyville one time used to use the blood from dicky-birds combs.It was one of the best cures for a canker of the mouth. The bird did not have to be killed. You might catch it and get some blood that way. Smear it on a piece of rag and then go over the canker spots. It did not see...

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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/22805
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/22805 2023-12-31T10:19:26+01:00 dicky-birds 1971/03/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/22805 eng eng D Gerald Cambden, 69-7/02 Sandyville References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13399 D_13399_dicky1 n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/22805 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 2023-12-04T11:29:33Z dicky1 n People at Sandyville one time used to use the blood from dicky-birds combs.It was one of the best cures for a canker of the mouth. The bird did not have to be killed. You might catch it and get some blood that way. Smear it on a piece of rag and then go over the canker spots. It did not seem to be very popular, but people who did use it found relief apparently. She has heard no talk of it at all during the last 20 yrs. or so. [Q. What is a dicky-bird? A. "A Rooster." A rooster DNE-cit JH 8/71 Used I and Sup Used I Used I DICK Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Fri 30 Jan 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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dicky-birds
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description dicky1 n People at Sandyville one time used to use the blood from dicky-birds combs.It was one of the best cures for a canker of the mouth. The bird did not have to be killed. You might catch it and get some blood that way. Smear it on a piece of rag and then go over the canker spots. It did not seem to be very popular, but people who did use it found relief apparently. She has heard no talk of it at all during the last 20 yrs. or so. [Q. What is a dicky-bird? A. "A Rooster." A rooster DNE-cit JH 8/71 Used I and Sup Used I Used I DICK Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Fri 30 Jan 2015
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title_full_unstemmed dicky-birds
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publishDate 1971
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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Gerald Cambden, 69-7/02
Sandyville
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13399
D_13399_dicky1 n
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