ha'porth??

ha'porth [PT] You haven't got a ha'porth for your mother to burn. [said in reference to the lack of even a small quantity of wood for burning.Literally:halfpennyworth??] Apparently corrected to _haypern_??? (my spelling) by informant a little later on tape. Yes DNE-cit Philip Tobin sa...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/35125
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Summary:ha'porth [PT] You haven't got a ha'porth for your mother to burn. [said in reference to the lack of even a small quantity of wood for burning.Literally:halfpennyworth??] Apparently corrected to _haypern_??? (my spelling) by informant a little later on tape. Yes DNE-cit Philip Tobin says 'hayper.' WK J. WIDDOSON Not used Not used Withdrawn [see 'haiper','haypert']-JH Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Mon 06 Apr 2015, stamped but not used; =C - 23 crossed out beside source

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