Jack-knife

jack 1 n All that was necessary to play this game was a sharp pointed knife, usually a pocket knife or hunting knife, and somewhere to stick the knife into, which was usually a pile of soft earth. The game started with a fairly simple throw, progressing to more complex throws as the game went on. Th...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38068
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/38068 2023-12-31T10:19:28+01:00 Jack-knife 1973/07/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38068 eng eng J W. Byron Foote, Ms 69-14/74 Creston North References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 12956 J_12956_jack 1 n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38068 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 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z jack 1 n All that was necessary to play this game was a sharp pointed knife, usually a pocket knife or hunting knife, and somewhere to stick the knife into, which was usually a pile of soft earth. The game started with a fairly simple throw, progressing to more complex throws as the game went on. The purpose of the game was to see which person could first pass through the whole series of throws without missing one. The person doing this was the winner. DNE-cit G. M. Story JUL 1973 JH JUL 1973 Used I and Sup Not Used 3 Withdrawn bully1, jack-blunt, jack-easy, jack's alive, jack-boat, jack curlew, curlew, jack fisherman, jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me, jack root, blood root Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 19 Aug 2015, stamped but not used 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
Jack-knife
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description jack 1 n All that was necessary to play this game was a sharp pointed knife, usually a pocket knife or hunting knife, and somewhere to stick the knife into, which was usually a pile of soft earth. The game started with a fairly simple throw, progressing to more complex throws as the game went on. The purpose of the game was to see which person could first pass through the whole series of throws without missing one. The person doing this was the winner. DNE-cit G. M. Story JUL 1973 JH JUL 1973 Used I and Sup Not Used 3 Withdrawn bully1, jack-blunt, jack-easy, jack's alive, jack-boat, jack curlew, curlew, jack fisherman, jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me, jack root, blood root Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 19 Aug 2015, stamped but not used
format Manuscript
title Jack-knife
title_short Jack-knife
title_full Jack-knife
title_fullStr Jack-knife
title_full_unstemmed Jack-knife
title_sort jack-knife
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38068
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 J
W. Byron Foote, Ms 69-14/74
Creston North
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
12956
J_12956_jack 1 n
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