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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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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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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