digger

digger .we used what we call a digger, and a digger was some(thing) _similar to a pick, with just one [-]claw[-] claw instead of two. .you would dig down with that, an' they would use a shovel then besides. So these were two basic implements - the shovel an' _ an' the digger. Yes J. D...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/23017
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/23017 2023-12-31T10:18:34+01:00 digger 1974/08/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/23017 eng eng D Maxwell Collett T C414 67-31 Tan R393 Coll.JW rec.St John's born Harbour Buffett Aug 10 1967 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15881 D_15881_digger http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/23017 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 1974 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z digger .we used what we call a digger, and a digger was some(thing) _similar to a pick, with just one [-]claw[-] claw instead of two. .you would dig down with that, an' they would use a shovel then besides. So these were two basic implements - the shovel an' _ an' the digger. Yes J. D. WIDDOWSON AUG 1974 not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)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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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
digger
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description digger .we used what we call a digger, and a digger was some(thing) _similar to a pick, with just one [-]claw[-] claw instead of two. .you would dig down with that, an' they would use a shovel then besides. So these were two basic implements - the shovel an' _ an' the digger. Yes J. D. WIDDOWSON AUG 1974 not used Not used Withdrawn
format Manuscript
title digger
title_short digger
title_full digger
title_fullStr digger
title_full_unstemmed digger
title_sort digger
publishDate 1974
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/23017
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
Maxwell Collett T C414 67-31 Tan R393
Coll.JW rec.St John's born Harbour Buffett Aug 10 1967
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15881
D_15881_digger
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/23017
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