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hard Ruddy Cove called Eli Zitt a "hard" man. In Newfoundland, that means "hardy" - not "bad." Eli was gruff-voiced, lowering-eyed, unkempt, big; he could swim with the dogs, outdare all the reckless spiritis of the Cove with the punt in a gale, bare his broad breast to...

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Language:English
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Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/35341 2023-12-31T10:16:46+01:00 hard image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/35341 eng eng H 1906 DUNCAN Adventures of Billy Topsail 86 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13532 H_13532_hard http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/35341 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 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z hard Ruddy Cove called Eli Zitt a "hard" man. In Newfoundland, that means "hardy" - not "bad." Eli was gruff-voiced, lowering-eyed, unkempt, big; he could swim with the dogs, outdare all the reckless spiritis of the Cove with the punt in a gale, bare his broad breast to the winter winds, travel the ice wet or dry, shoulder a barrel of flour; he was a sturdy, fearless giant, was Eli Zitt, of Ruddy Cove. And for this the Cove very properly called him a "hard" man. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story JUN 1970 JH JUN 1970 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 3 Used I Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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description hard Ruddy Cove called Eli Zitt a "hard" man. In Newfoundland, that means "hardy" - not "bad." Eli was gruff-voiced, lowering-eyed, unkempt, big; he could swim with the dogs, outdare all the reckless spiritis of the Cove with the punt in a gale, bare his broad breast to the winter winds, travel the ice wet or dry, shoulder a barrel of flour; he was a sturdy, fearless giant, was Eli Zitt, of Ruddy Cove. And for this the Cove very properly called him a "hard" man. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story JUN 1970 JH JUN 1970 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 3 Used I
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1906 DUNCAN Adventures of Billy Topsail 86
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
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