jack 'asy, to be

jack1 n "Tartures o' the damned!" Jared gasped. "Sure, if_that's_ [black fly bites] all 'tis, I'll jack 'asy about it'" am or 'll be is omitted. On the deep religious seriousness of the inhabitants. Can't locate in dicts. Rare, at any rate....

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Bibliographic Details
Format:	Manuscript
Language:	English
Published:	1981
Subjects:	English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland
Online Access:	http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38584

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Summary:	jack1 n "Tartures o' the damned!" Jared gasped. "Sure, if_that's_ [black fly bites] all 'tis, I'll jack 'asy about it'" am or 'll be is omitted. On the deep religious seriousness of the inhabitants. Can't locate in dicts. Rare, at any rate. DEC 2 1981 [check] G [checkmark] G [written] Used I and Sup Used I 1 Not used jack-blunt, jack's alive, jack-boat, BULLY1, jack-easy, jack curlew, CURLEW, jack fisherman, jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me, jack root, BLOOD ROOT Checked by Sarah Budgell on Tue 07 Apr 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 06 Jul 2015