knee rubber

knee A favourite of the author was always the knee rubber. Here, to his mind, is an item of footwear ideally suited, except for the depths of summer, to year round use in the outharbor. While not so jaunty as the long rubber, it is far better suited, with two pairs of stockings =walking inside, to t...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1976
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39191
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/39191 2023-12-31T10:19:26+01:00 knee rubber 1976/01/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39191 eng eng K 1975 GUY Sea Urchins 133 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13774 K_13774_knee rubber http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39191 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 1976 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:26Z knee A favourite of the author was always the knee rubber. Here, to his mind, is an item of footwear ideally suited, except for the depths of summer, to year round use in the outharbor. While not so jaunty as the long rubber, it is far better suited, with two pairs of stockings =walking inside, to the slushy footing of winter than is the logan. It affords more protection from seepage whilst traversing both beach and bog, and is less heavy than the long rubber. The knee rubber - of "Hood" "Blue Bar" or "Miner" manufacture - was a constant piece of equipage in the writer's wardrobe from earliest days onward. PRINTED ITEM W. J. KIRWIN JAN 1976 JH JAN 1976 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Raji Sreeni on Wed 12 Aug 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)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
knee rubber
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description knee A favourite of the author was always the knee rubber. Here, to his mind, is an item of footwear ideally suited, except for the depths of summer, to year round use in the outharbor. While not so jaunty as the long rubber, it is far better suited, with two pairs of stockings =walking inside, to the slushy footing of winter than is the logan. It affords more protection from seepage whilst traversing both beach and bog, and is less heavy than the long rubber. The knee rubber - of "Hood" "Blue Bar" or "Miner" manufacture - was a constant piece of equipage in the writer's wardrobe from earliest days onward. PRINTED ITEM W. J. KIRWIN JAN 1976 JH JAN 1976 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Raji Sreeni on Wed 12 Aug 2015
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title knee rubber
title_short knee rubber
title_full knee rubber
title_fullStr knee rubber
title_full_unstemmed knee rubber
title_sort knee rubber
publishDate 1976
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39191
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 K
1975 GUY Sea Urchins 133
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13774
K_13774_knee rubber
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