horses farts

horse n. A fungi round and around 2 1/2 to 3" in diameter, dark brown in color, resembling a dried out potato and filled with a black powdery substance was used by kids growing up in Corner Brook during 1950's & 1960's as play "bombs". They would break open on impact whe...

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Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/32958 2023-12-31T10:19:19+01:00 horses farts image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/32958 eng eng H R.H. Diamond, 71-38/06 Corner Brook References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14848 H_14848_horse n. http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/32958 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 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z horse n. A fungi round and around 2 1/2 to 3" in diameter, dark brown in color, resembling a dried out potato and filled with a black powdery substance was used by kids growing up in Corner Brook during 1950's & 1960's as play "bombs". They would break open on impact when thrown and the powdry substance inside would make a dark purplish cloud. Most kids who used these in play would call them "farts" probably due to the pungent rotten smell emitted by them when they were broken. DNE-cit JH 2/72 Used I and Sup Used I Not used [see 'puff-ball', 'horses' poops', (horse-fart'] Manuscript Newfoundland 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
horses farts
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description horse n. A fungi round and around 2 1/2 to 3" in diameter, dark brown in color, resembling a dried out potato and filled with a black powdery substance was used by kids growing up in Corner Brook during 1950's & 1960's as play "bombs". They would break open on impact when thrown and the powdry substance inside would make a dark purplish cloud. Most kids who used these in play would call them "farts" probably due to the pungent rotten smell emitted by them when they were broken. DNE-cit JH 2/72 Used I and Sup Used I Not used [see 'puff-ball', 'horses' poops', (horse-fart']
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title horses farts
title_short horses farts
title_full horses farts
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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
R.H. Diamond, 71-38/06
Corner Brook
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14848
H_14848_horse n.
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