_gunning_

gunning "If you and I was out _gunning_ and we killed so many _baccalieu birds_ (Turres); if I give you 1 bird, we'd have the same number, but if you give me one, I'd have twice as many as you. How many have we got?" (I got 7 and you got 5, 12 birds in all). I heard this about 6...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/30693 2023-12-31T10:17:05+01:00 _gunning_ image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30693 eng eng G 66-10 53 Wm. Henry Lear Soc 433 21 Hibb's Cove Port-de-Grave, C Bay William Tucker (friend) carpenter 45 Port-de-Grave, Port-de-Grave, Very old one in Port-de-Grave. Port-de-Grave about 6 years ago Oct 4, 1965 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15484 G_15484_gunning http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30693 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 2023-12-04T11:29:24Z gunning "If you and I was out _gunning_ and we killed so many _baccalieu birds_ (Turres); if I give you 1 bird, we'd have the same number, but if you give me one, I'd have twice as many as you. How many have we got?" (I got 7 and you got 5, 12 birds in all). I heard this about 6 years ago from a member of the local "young Briton's" Lodge. We were all together before the meeting and we got telling jokes and riddles and this was one of them. DICT CEN. (Please do not use name in this one) Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
_gunning_
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description gunning "If you and I was out _gunning_ and we killed so many _baccalieu birds_ (Turres); if I give you 1 bird, we'd have the same number, but if you give me one, I'd have twice as many as you. How many have we got?" (I got 7 and you got 5, 12 birds in all). I heard this about 6 years ago from a member of the local "young Briton's" Lodge. We were all together before the meeting and we got telling jokes and riddles and this was one of them. DICT CEN. (Please do not use name in this one) Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
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66-10 53
Wm. Henry Lear Soc 433 21 Hibb's Cove Port-de-Grave, C Bay William Tucker (friend) carpenter 45 Port-de-Grave, Port-de-Grave, Very old one in Port-de-Grave. Port-de-Grave about 6 years ago Oct 4, 1965
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15484
G_15484_gunning
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30693
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