haddock

haddock As deaf as a haddock. I had several times seen this phrase in books that gave samples of Newfoundland oddities in speech, but I had either heard it either in St. John's or Corner Brook. After Mass last Sunday we picked up a friend of Uncle Paddy;s and gave him a ride home. Mr. Hanrahan...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/34186
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/34186 2023-12-31T10:15:49+01:00 haddock image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/34186 eng eng H Margaret Walsh, Eng. 340 67/68 St. John's Heard from Mr. E. Harnrahan, train man, aged 65. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15255 H_15255_haddock http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/34186 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 2023-12-04T11:29:24Z haddock As deaf as a haddock. I had several times seen this phrase in books that gave samples of Newfoundland oddities in speech, but I had either heard it either in St. John's or Corner Brook. After Mass last Sunday we picked up a friend of Uncle Paddy;s and gave him a ride home. Mr. Hanrahan and Uncle Paddy were discussing someone they both knew. Mr. Hanrahan said, "Sure, you know now Paddy, he was as deaf as a hadddock." JH 9/74 Used I Used I Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)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
haddock
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description haddock As deaf as a haddock. I had several times seen this phrase in books that gave samples of Newfoundland oddities in speech, but I had either heard it either in St. John's or Corner Brook. After Mass last Sunday we picked up a friend of Uncle Paddy;s and gave him a ride home. Mr. Hanrahan and Uncle Paddy were discussing someone they both knew. Mr. Hanrahan said, "Sure, you know now Paddy, he was as deaf as a hadddock." JH 9/74 Used I Used I Withdrawn
format Manuscript
title haddock
title_short haddock
title_full haddock
title_fullStr haddock
title_full_unstemmed haddock
title_sort haddock
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/34186
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
Margaret Walsh, Eng. 340 67/68
St. John's Heard from Mr. E. Harnrahan, train man, aged 65.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15255
H_15255_haddock
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/34186
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