handier

handy But.when they got a little bit handier they used to make the legs an' make a nice stool, you know, and .an' cover the side of it with a piece o' board. (ie cleverer with their hands, more competetent. Note that this term often has the meaning "nearer" "closer"...

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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/32880
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/32880 2023-12-31T10:18:47+01:00 handier image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/32880 eng eng H Pierce Saunders T C47 64-13 Tan R108 Coll.JW July 6 1964 Botwood References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15464 H_15464_handy http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/32880 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 2023-12-04T11:29:23Z handy But.when they got a little bit handier they used to make the legs an' make a nice stool, you know, and .an' cover the side of it with a piece o' board. (ie cleverer with their hands, more competetent. Note that this term often has the meaning "nearer" "closer" etc. Different usage here) Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)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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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
handier
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description handy But.when they got a little bit handier they used to make the legs an' make a nice stool, you know, and .an' cover the side of it with a piece o' board. (ie cleverer with their hands, more competetent. Note that this term often has the meaning "nearer" "closer" etc. Different usage here) Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn
format Manuscript
title handier
title_short handier
title_full handier
title_fullStr handier
title_full_unstemmed handier
title_sort handier
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/32880
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 H
Pierce Saunders T C47 64-13 Tan R108
Coll.JW July 6 1964 Botwood
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15464
H_15464_handy
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/32880
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