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gib Prof. Tadao calls attention to this in SND. SEe WK'S copy of DNE. Maybe misprint a. 4. p.215 gib n I could not find the noun usage of 'gib' in any dictionaries except _Natrional Scottich Dic._, which says 'gib n' is herring guts (1914). How do you think about Newfoundlan...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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Summary:gib Prof. Tadao calls attention to this in SND. SEe WK'S copy of DNE. Maybe misprint a. 4. p.215 gib n I could not find the noun usage of 'gib' in any dictionaries except _Natrional Scottich Dic._, which says 'gib n' is herring guts (1914). How do you think about Newfoundlanders coming to get this usage? I would guess that they created it from 'gib v' by a sort of back-formation. Yes 13 Feb 85 APR 17 1988 WK Used I and Sup Used I 1 Not used

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