_HEIGHT OF LAND_

height a height of land on which no trees or other vegetation grew. It was usually a steep piece of land, very difficult to climb because there was no vegetation to use as a foothold. Only last weekend [reverse] when we went to walk "in over the hills', my mother-in-law said "Up the s...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/34953 2023-12-31T10:15:20+01:00 _HEIGHT OF LAND_ image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/34953 eng eng H 16 71 - 106 Bridie Keating 25 R.C. Long Hr. July 20, 1971 Denis Murphy, Father Instuctor 54 Long Hr. P.Bay Dad recalls this term from his childhood. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16852 H_14328_height (verso) http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/34953 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 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z height a height of land on which no trees or other vegetation grew. It was usually a steep piece of land, very difficult to climb because there was no vegetation to use as a foothold. Only last weekend [reverse] when we went to walk "in over the hills', my mother-in-law said "Up the scrape is the shortest way to the hills. DNE-cit DICT CEN. 14 [-][PT]JW_Clay Scrape_[-] Used I Used I Not used [see 'scrape'] Newfoundland Folklore Survey two-sided card Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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_HEIGHT OF LAND_
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description height a height of land on which no trees or other vegetation grew. It was usually a steep piece of land, very difficult to climb because there was no vegetation to use as a foothold. Only last weekend [reverse] when we went to walk "in over the hills', my mother-in-law said "Up the scrape is the shortest way to the hills. DNE-cit DICT CEN. 14 [-][PT]JW_Clay Scrape_[-] Used I Used I Not used [see 'scrape'] Newfoundland Folklore Survey two-sided card
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title _HEIGHT OF LAND_
title_short _HEIGHT OF LAND_
title_full _HEIGHT OF LAND_
title_fullStr _HEIGHT OF LAND_
title_full_unstemmed _HEIGHT OF LAND_
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url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/34953
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
16 71 - 106
Bridie Keating 25 R.C. Long Hr. July 20, 1971 Denis Murphy, Father Instuctor 54 Long Hr. P.Bay Dad recalls this term from his childhood.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16852
H_14328_height (verso)
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/34953
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