jaws of jewry

jaw n 311. danger. This is an expression used to describe how close someone came to real danger. Mrs. Driscoll explained that it would be just as easy to escape from the hands of a Jew (who, according to their stereotype keep whatever they can get) as to escape the danger. When one says "The do...

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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/38625
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/38625 2023-12-31T10:19:24+01:00 jaws of jewry 1973/04/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38625 eng eng J Marguerite Gosse, Q 71 D Mrs. Driscoll. Southern Shore References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13707 J_13707_jaw n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38625 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 2023-12-04T11:29:31Z jaw n 311. danger. This is an expression used to describe how close someone came to real danger. Mrs. Driscoll explained that it would be just as easy to escape from the hands of a Jew (who, according to their stereotype keep whatever they can get) as to escape the danger. When one says "The dory escaped the Jaws of Jewry", he means how close the boat came to disaster. DNE-cit W.J. KIRWIN APR 1973 JH APR 1973 Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I jaw-lock, jaw-locked, jaw-tooth, cheek-tooth, jaws of jewry, jaw bones Checked by Adrian Young on Mon 08 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Fri 31 Jul 2015 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
jaws of jewry
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description jaw n 311. danger. This is an expression used to describe how close someone came to real danger. Mrs. Driscoll explained that it would be just as easy to escape from the hands of a Jew (who, according to their stereotype keep whatever they can get) as to escape the danger. When one says "The dory escaped the Jaws of Jewry", he means how close the boat came to disaster. DNE-cit W.J. KIRWIN APR 1973 JH APR 1973 Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I jaw-lock, jaw-locked, jaw-tooth, cheek-tooth, jaws of jewry, jaw bones Checked by Adrian Young on Mon 08 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Fri 31 Jul 2015
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title jaws of jewry
title_short jaws of jewry
title_full jaws of jewry
title_fullStr jaws of jewry
title_full_unstemmed jaws of jewry
title_sort jaws of jewry
publishDate 1973
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation J
Marguerite Gosse, Q 71 D
Mrs. Driscoll. Southern Shore
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13707
J_13707_jaw n
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