fingers

finger They did not even use a measuring tape [when knitting] and I recall my mother using her middle finger as a measure and giving the length of a stocking leg as being so many "fingers" long instead of inches. JH W.J.KIRWIN MAR 1973 JH MAR 1973 DNE-cit Used I Used I 1 Used I

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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/27681
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/27681 2023-12-31T10:18:14+01:00 fingers image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/27681 eng eng F 1972 MURRAY Traditional Role of Women 270 Elliston References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13669 F_13669_finger http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/27681 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 2023-12-04T11:29:41Z finger They did not even use a measuring tape [when knitting] and I recall my mother using her middle finger as a measure and giving the length of a stocking leg as being so many "fingers" long instead of inches. JH W.J.KIRWIN MAR 1973 JH MAR 1973 DNE-cit Used I Used I 1 Used I Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
fingers
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description finger They did not even use a measuring tape [when knitting] and I recall my mother using her middle finger as a measure and giving the length of a stocking leg as being so many "fingers" long instead of inches. JH W.J.KIRWIN MAR 1973 JH MAR 1973 DNE-cit Used I Used I 1 Used I
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title fingers
title_short fingers
title_full fingers
title_fullStr fingers
title_full_unstemmed fingers
title_sort fingers
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/27681
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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1972 MURRAY Traditional Role of Women 270
Elliston
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13669
F_13669_finger
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