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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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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 Different usage here) Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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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 Different usage here) Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn |
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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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