excursion

excursion n The greatest excitement [at Grand Bank] was reserved for the [soccer] teams from St Pierre. When their 'excursions' came, shops closed and work stopped as the whole community turned out for the game [for Grand Bank]held 'times' for the visitors, and made every effort...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1988
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/23739
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Summary:excursion n The greatest excitement [at Grand Bank] was reserved for the [soccer] teams from St Pierre. When their 'excursions' came, shops closed and work stopped as the whole community turned out for the game [for Grand Bank]held 'times' for the visitors, and made every effort to extend hospitality, aware that it would be reciprocated when the Grand Bank excursions went to St Pierre. [The old Nfld Railway ran 'excursion' trains to not-too-far off places alone the line--Topsail, & the like. Cp. DNE excursion n for _excursion bread_] PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G. M. Story JUN. 10 1988 [check] WK Not Used Not Used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Fri 03 Apr 2015; stamped but not used, 'excursion bread' in DNE though; Excursion n appears in DNE but only as head of compound