gams

gams This is a word which was used when referring to your feet. It was usually used by people when they were in a good mood . . . For example if a person's feet smelt, gave of [sic] a bad odor . . . [you] would say "are that your gams smelling like that?" JH JUL 1970 Not used Not used...

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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/29907
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/29907 2023-12-31T10:18:28+01:00 gams image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/29907 eng eng G Bobbie Fillier - Eng. 340/70 FL 70-12/170 Englee References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15827 G_15827_gams http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/29907 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 gams This is a word which was used when referring to your feet. It was usually used by people when they were in a good mood . . . For example if a person's feet smelt, gave of [sic] a bad odor . . . [you] would say "are that your gams smelling like that?" JH JUL 1970 Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)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
gams
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description gams This is a word which was used when referring to your feet. It was usually used by people when they were in a good mood . . . For example if a person's feet smelt, gave of [sic] a bad odor . . . [you] would say "are that your gams smelling like that?" JH JUL 1970 Not used Not used Withdrawn
format Manuscript
title gams
title_short gams
title_full gams
title_fullStr gams
title_full_unstemmed gams
title_sort gams
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/29907
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
Bobbie Fillier - Eng. 340/70
FL 70-12/170 Englee
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15827
G_15827_gams
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/29907
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