genge hook

gange It was the old lady who discovered what was wrong. It seems she had forgotten to "rig" the lamp. Her husband, in his anxiety to keep the lamp burning, had applied the genge hook too vigorously and drawn the last inch of the "rigging" [i.e. the makeshift wick]. GMS Feb 77 PR...

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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/29354
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/29354 2023-12-31T10:18:44+01:00 genge hook image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/29354 eng eng G [c1875] 1977 Evening Telegram 14 Feb, p. 6 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13292 G_13292_gange http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/29354 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 gange It was the old lady who discovered what was wrong. It seems she had forgotten to "rig" the lamp. Her husband, in his anxiety to keep the lamp burning, had applied the genge hook too vigorously and drawn the last inch of the "rigging" [i.e. the makeshift wick]. GMS Feb 77 PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 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
genge hook
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description gange It was the old lady who discovered what was wrong. It seems she had forgotten to "rig" the lamp. Her husband, in his anxiety to keep the lamp burning, had applied the genge hook too vigorously and drawn the last inch of the "rigging" [i.e. the makeshift wick]. GMS Feb 77 PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used
format Manuscript
title genge hook
title_short genge hook
title_full genge hook
title_fullStr genge hook
title_full_unstemmed genge hook
title_sort genge hook
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/29354
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
[c1875] 1977 Evening Telegram 14 Feb, p. 6
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13292
G_13292_gange
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/29354
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