frankum

frankum When we were small children, whenever our fathers came with a load of wood we would take the knives and go out and cut off the frankum. We would take the frankum in and warm it so as to make it soft. We would then chew the frankum for gum. After a while, however, it became 'crudly'...

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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/25876
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/25876 2023-12-31T10:18:58+01:00 frankum image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/25876 eng eng F Claude Bishop, 69-2/151 Wesleyville References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14728 D_14785_frankum http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/25876 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 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z frankum When we were small children, whenever our fathers came with a load of wood we would take the knives and go out and cut off the frankum. We would take the frankum in and warm it so as to make it soft. We would then chew the frankum for gum. After a while, however, it became 'crudly' and hard. JH 8/71 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
institution Open Polar
collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
frankum
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description frankum When we were small children, whenever our fathers came with a load of wood we would take the knives and go out and cut off the frankum. We would take the frankum in and warm it so as to make it soft. We would then chew the frankum for gum. After a while, however, it became 'crudly' and hard. JH 8/71 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used
format Manuscript
title frankum
title_short frankum
title_full frankum
title_fullStr frankum
title_full_unstemmed frankum
title_sort frankum
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/25876
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
Claude Bishop, 69-2/151
Wesleyville
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14728
D_14785_frankum
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/25876
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