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gad n Girls also liked 'lacing the top". Their fathers would carve large tops for them to spin. They also needed a small stick (or gad) with a piece of string attached to the end. The top was spun and then whipped or laced. DNE-cit GM Story JH 11/73 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Used I WITHE, TH...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30135
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Summary:gad n Girls also liked 'lacing the top". Their fathers would carve large tops for them to spin. They also needed a small stick (or gad) with a piece of string attached to the end. The top was spun and then whipped or laced. DNE-cit GM Story JH 11/73 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Used I WITHE, THRASHBERRY, WITHE-ROD, ritrods, gadberry, (as) tough as a gad Checked by Kanachi Angadi on Wed 07 Oct 2015. The source is listed as M 71-91 in DNE.

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