God walkers

god Saboos, oglibogs, cluncks, God walkers are terms used to describe a pair of boots (shoes, rubbers, sneakers, etc.) which look rather odd on the person's feet, usually by being too big for him. Sometimes, as a boy, I used to enjoy scuffing my father's boots around the house. Sometimes m...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28828
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/28828 2023-12-31T10:19:00+01:00 God walkers image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28828 eng eng G Claude Hamlyn English 340, 67/68 Sop's Arm, W.B. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14107 G_14107_god http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28828 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 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z god Saboos, oglibogs, cluncks, God walkers are terms used to describe a pair of boots (shoes, rubbers, sneakers, etc.) which look rather odd on the person's feet, usually by being too big for him. Sometimes, as a boy, I used to enjoy scuffing my father's boots around the house. Sometimes my mother would say in an irritated tone, "Take off those oglibogs (cluncks or saboos) you're making my head bad." Used I Used I 3 Not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
God walkers
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description god Saboos, oglibogs, cluncks, God walkers are terms used to describe a pair of boots (shoes, rubbers, sneakers, etc.) which look rather odd on the person's feet, usually by being too big for him. Sometimes, as a boy, I used to enjoy scuffing my father's boots around the house. Sometimes my mother would say in an irritated tone, "Take off those oglibogs (cluncks or saboos) you're making my head bad." Used I Used I 3 Not used
format Manuscript
title God walkers
title_short God walkers
title_full God walkers
title_fullStr God walkers
title_full_unstemmed God walkers
title_sort god walkers
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28828
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 G
Claude Hamlyn English 340, 67/68
Sop's Arm, W.B.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14107
G_14107_god
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28828
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