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knob n 112. coaxer: candy or some such delicacy, given to children as an inticement to take a "bad" tasting medicine. Mrs. Driscoll recalls being given a coaxer, usually a Purity p_eppermint knob, every morning before having to take her cod liver oil. example: "Come on now and take yo...

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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/39590
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/39590 2023-12-31T10:19:12+01:00 knob 1973/04/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39590 eng eng K 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 13407 K_13407_knob n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39590 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 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z knob n 112. coaxer: candy or some such delicacy, given to children as an inticement to take a "bad" tasting medicine. Mrs. Driscoll recalls being given a coaxer, usually a Purity p_eppermint knob, every morning before having to take her cod liver oil. example: "Come on now and take your coaxer . here now, drink this down." DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN APR 1973 JH APR 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 5 Not used nob, CLUMPER, KNAP Checked by Raji Sreeni on Fri 31 Jul 2015; Stamped but not used 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
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topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description knob n 112. coaxer: candy or some such delicacy, given to children as an inticement to take a "bad" tasting medicine. Mrs. Driscoll recalls being given a coaxer, usually a Purity p_eppermint knob, every morning before having to take her cod liver oil. example: "Come on now and take your coaxer . here now, drink this down." DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN APR 1973 JH APR 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 5 Not used nob, CLUMPER, KNAP Checked by Raji Sreeni on Fri 31 Jul 2015; Stamped but not used
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title knob
title_short knob
title_full knob
title_fullStr knob
title_full_unstemmed knob
title_sort knob
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39590
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
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
13407
K_13407_knob n
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