fairy pipes

fairy pipes When we were children we always referred to what are known in Nova Scotia as "fiddle-heads" as "fairy pipes". We evidently assumed the fairies smoked. We were not afraid of them, but often picked them and pretended to smoke them. These are the young shoots of ferns. T...

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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/24698
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/24698 2023-12-31T10:18:55+01:00 fairy pipes image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/24698 eng eng F Elizabeth Genge, 69-15/107 St. John's References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13081 F_13081_fairy pipes http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/24698 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 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:26Z fairy pipes When we were children we always referred to what are known in Nova Scotia as "fiddle-heads" as "fairy pipes". We evidently assumed the fairies smoked. We were not afraid of them, but often picked them and pretended to smoke them. These are the young shoots of ferns. They are commercially canned in Nova Scotia and sold as a green vegetable. JH 8/71 DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
fairy pipes
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description fairy pipes When we were children we always referred to what are known in Nova Scotia as "fiddle-heads" as "fairy pipes". We evidently assumed the fairies smoked. We were not afraid of them, but often picked them and pretended to smoke them. These are the young shoots of ferns. They are commercially canned in Nova Scotia and sold as a green vegetable. JH 8/71 DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I
format Manuscript
title fairy pipes
title_short fairy pipes
title_full fairy pipes
title_fullStr fairy pipes
title_full_unstemmed fairy pipes
title_sort fairy pipes
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/24698
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 F
Elizabeth Genge, 69-15/107
St. John's
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13081
F_13081_fairy pipes
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