October gailer

gailer A braggart. Its origin may be the tack- ing of this nickname onto a garrulous member of a fishing crew arriving home from Labrador in October, a month later than most of his neigh- bours; he could with the help of a few drinks, boast to them of big storms and risks encountered which they woul...

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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/31447
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/31447 2023-12-31T10:18:59+01:00 October gailer image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/31447 eng eng G 1937 DEVINE Folklore of Nfld 35 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13096 G_13096_gailer http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/31447 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 2023-12-04T11:29:33Z gailer A braggart. Its origin may be the tack- ing of this nickname onto a garrulous member of a fishing crew arriving home from Labrador in October, a month later than most of his neigh- bours; he could with the help of a few drinks, boast to them of big storms and risks encountered which they would not be in a position to contradict. A braggart. G.M.Story July 1956 PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit 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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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
October gailer
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description gailer A braggart. Its origin may be the tack- ing of this nickname onto a garrulous member of a fishing crew arriving home from Labrador in October, a month later than most of his neigh- bours; he could with the help of a few drinks, boast to them of big storms and risks encountered which they would not be in a position to contradict. A braggart. G.M.Story July 1956 PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Not used
format Manuscript
title October gailer
title_short October gailer
title_full October gailer
title_fullStr October gailer
title_full_unstemmed October gailer
title_sort october gailer
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/31447
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
1937 DEVINE Folklore of Nfld 35
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13096
G_13096_gailer
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