gumbeene
gombeen This word means "a plug of tobacco." It is never heard today in my community but people used this word frequently when chewing tobacco was the "in thing," about twenty or more years ago. For example, if a man had his "gumbeene" and something to spit in then he w...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/28568 2023-12-31T10:14:53+01:00 gumbeene image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28568 eng eng G 32 71 -99 Cecilia Hayes 25. R.C. Cape Broyle July 13/71 Martin Hayes Father 61 Cape Broyle R.C. Growing Up References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14137 G_14137_gombeen http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28568 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 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z gombeen This word means "a plug of tobacco." It is never heard today in my community but people used this word frequently when chewing tobacco was the "in thing," about twenty or more years ago. For example, if a man had his "gumbeene" and something to spit in then he would never bother to stir on a cold night. Yes DICT CEN. JW Used I Used I 1 Not used NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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gombeen This word means "a plug of tobacco." It is never heard today in my community but people used this word frequently when chewing tobacco was the "in thing," about twenty or more years ago. For example, if a man had his "gumbeene" and something to spit in then he would never bother to stir on a cold night. Yes DICT CEN. JW Used I Used I 1 Not used NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY |
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G 32 71 -99 Cecilia Hayes 25. R.C. Cape Broyle July 13/71 Martin Hayes Father 61 Cape Broyle R.C. Growing Up References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14137 G_14137_gombeen http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28568 |
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