_"Flatten out"_

flat n _retire for the night_; _go to bed_. [PT] When at 10:30 p.m. Mr. Myles said "I think I'll go home and _flatten out_", his meaning was obvious; but as I had not heard the expression before, I inquired of its usage. "Skipper", he said, "I've been sayin' d...

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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/27786 2023-12-31T10:15:51+01:00 _"Flatten out"_ xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/27786 eng eng F 30 71 -128 Edward H. Vokey Folklore 3400 51 Spaniard's Bay Mr. W. Myles Fisherman 73 Herring Neck, N.D B. At Herring Neck for all of his lifetime August, 1969 at Herring Neck July 5, 1971 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16687 F_16687_flat n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/27786 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 2023-12-04T11:29:37Z flat n _retire for the night_; _go to bed_. [PT] When at 10:30 p.m. Mr. Myles said "I think I'll go home and _flatten out_", his meaning was obvious; but as I had not heard the expression before, I inquired of its usage. "Skipper", he said, "I've been sayin' dat as long as I can mind, and me fader and grand fader before me." I have not heard the expression since. Yes DICT CEN. DNE-cit JW Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY card. Stamped but not used in DNE. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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_"Flatten out"_
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description flat n _retire for the night_; _go to bed_. [PT] When at 10:30 p.m. Mr. Myles said "I think I'll go home and _flatten out_", his meaning was obvious; but as I had not heard the expression before, I inquired of its usage. "Skipper", he said, "I've been sayin' dat as long as I can mind, and me fader and grand fader before me." I have not heard the expression since. Yes DICT CEN. DNE-cit JW Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY card. Stamped but not used in DNE.
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title_full _"Flatten out"_
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title_full_unstemmed _"Flatten out"_
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30 71 -128
Edward H. Vokey Folklore 3400 51 Spaniard's Bay Mr. W. Myles Fisherman 73 Herring Neck, N.D B. At Herring Neck for all of his lifetime August, 1969 at Herring Neck July 5, 1971
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16687
F_16687_flat n
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