American men

american n A glint of former life appears along the coast in lonely cairns of rock, called "American men," erected on every peak. They are the relics of long ago when the coast was but a place for loot and pillage, and navigation was a matter of guesswork. May 25 1981 Used I Used I Not use...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1981
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
naskapi
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/3246
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/3246 2023-12-31T10:09:22+01:00 American men 1981/05/25 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/3246 eng eng A 1916 Travel May, p. 52 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14274 A_14274_american n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/3246 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 1981 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:38Z american n A glint of former life appears along the coast in lonely cairns of rock, called "American men," erected on every peak. They are the relics of long ago when the coast was but a place for loot and pillage, and navigation was a matter of guesswork. May 25 1981 Used I Used I Not used Naskapi; Naked man Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Thu 31 Jul 2014 Manuscript naskapi 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
American men
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description american n A glint of former life appears along the coast in lonely cairns of rock, called "American men," erected on every peak. They are the relics of long ago when the coast was but a place for loot and pillage, and navigation was a matter of guesswork. May 25 1981 Used I Used I Not used Naskapi; Naked man Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Thu 31 Jul 2014
format Manuscript
title American men
title_short American men
title_full American men
title_fullStr American men
title_full_unstemmed American men
title_sort american men
publishDate 1981
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/3246
genre naskapi
Newfoundland
genre_facet naskapi
Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation A
1916 Travel May, p. 52
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14274
A_14274_american n
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