granny

granny Mr. R.C. told me a granny was four pieces of wood with a rock in it and it is used as an anchor. He swore that this is what it was called in White Bay, but his wife who hails from Wesleyville & his neighbour Mr. E. from Bonne Bay (originally) both swore that in Bonavista this contraption...

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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/30097
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/30097 2023-12-31T10:18:54+01:00 granny image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30097 eng eng G Linda Austin 71-6/28 St. Anthony References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14431 G_14431_granny http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30097 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 2023-12-04T11:29:40Z granny Mr. R.C. told me a granny was four pieces of wood with a rock in it and it is used as an anchor. He swore that this is what it was called in White Bay, but his wife who hails from Wesleyville & his neighbour Mr. E. from Bonne Bay (originally) both swore that in Bonavista this contraption was called a _killick_. JH 1/72 Used I and Sup Used I 2 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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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
granny
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description granny Mr. R.C. told me a granny was four pieces of wood with a rock in it and it is used as an anchor. He swore that this is what it was called in White Bay, but his wife who hails from Wesleyville & his neighbour Mr. E. from Bonne Bay (originally) both swore that in Bonavista this contraption was called a _killick_. JH 1/72 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Not used
format Manuscript
title granny
title_short granny
title_full granny
title_fullStr granny
title_full_unstemmed granny
title_sort granny
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30097
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
Linda Austin 71-6/28
St. Anthony
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14431
G_14431_granny
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30097
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