between the jigs and the reels

jig n During odd times. Has another meaning akin to the expression "what with one thing and another." So, _between the jigs and the reels_, poor Tom lost all his money." In an expression of determination, the phrase may mean _somehow_. "I'll do it between the jigs and the re...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1956
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38682
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/38682 2023-12-31T10:19:17+01:00 between the jigs and the reels 1956/07/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38682 eng eng J 1937 DEVINE Folklore of Nfld 10 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13800 J_13800_jig n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38682 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 1956 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:31Z jig n During odd times. Has another meaning akin to the expression "what with one thing and another." So, _between the jigs and the reels_, poor Tom lost all his money." In an expression of determination, the phrase may mean _somehow_. "I'll do it between the jigs and the reels." During odd times. G.M.Story July 1956 DNE-cit PRINTED ITEM Used I and Sup Used I 5 Used I JIGGER, TOMMY NOGGIN, between the jigs and the reels Checked by Adrian Young on Tue 09 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 05 Aug 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
between the jigs and the reels
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description jig n During odd times. Has another meaning akin to the expression "what with one thing and another." So, _between the jigs and the reels_, poor Tom lost all his money." In an expression of determination, the phrase may mean _somehow_. "I'll do it between the jigs and the reels." During odd times. G.M.Story July 1956 DNE-cit PRINTED ITEM Used I and Sup Used I 5 Used I JIGGER, TOMMY NOGGIN, between the jigs and the reels Checked by Adrian Young on Tue 09 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 05 Aug 2015
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1937 DEVINE Folklore of Nfld 10
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13800
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