figger

figure "Cold? Stuff and nonsense," contradicted her father. "There's days you can go out in your figger."* *Going out in the figger (figure) in Newfoundland is a colloquialism for going out without a top-coat. G.M.Story MAR 1971 JH MAR 1971 DNE-cit PRINTED ITEM Used I and Su...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/24758
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Summary:figure "Cold? Stuff and nonsense," contradicted her father. "There's days you can go out in your figger."* *Going out in the figger (figure) in Newfoundland is a colloquialism for going out without a top-coat. G.M.Story MAR 1971 JH MAR 1971 DNE-cit PRINTED ITEM Used I and Sup Used I Used I [see 'figure']

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