stone-berry

stone n Here the scarlet stoneberry (_Cornus Canadensis_) was abundant. DNE-cit _OED_ Will check. _OK_. AUG. 15 1979 [This is an 1837 letter of G's describing his Maritimes residence locality. But the implication is that he learned the thing and the term in Carbonear. WK] Used I Not used Used I...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1979
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39803
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Summary:stone n Here the scarlet stoneberry (_Cornus Canadensis_) was abundant. DNE-cit _OED_ Will check. _OK_. AUG. 15 1979 [This is an 1837 letter of G's describing his Maritimes residence locality. But the implication is that he learned the thing and the term in Carbonear. WK] Used I Not used Used I ~ -berry, Comb stone berry: dwarf cornel; BUNCHY-BERRY; CRACKER ~ PIGEON ~ (Cornus canadensis), stone chat, stone curlew, AUNTSARY'; TWILLICK (Totanus melanoleucus), stone hurt, HURT Editor's note in the cited quotation.

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