A sign

sign n - a small portion. At dinner a person is asked if he will have a little more. He replies "Just a sign" - meaning half a plateful. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story May 1967 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Used I signs on it, rabbit-sign, nice sign, signs on, so signs The source is listed as 18...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1967
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39941
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/39941 2023-12-31T10:19:04+01:00 A sign 1967/05/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39941 eng eng S 1958 Nfld Dishes 95 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16624 S_16624_sign n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39941 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 1967 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z sign n - a small portion. At dinner a person is asked if he will have a little more. He replies "Just a sign" - meaning half a plateful. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story May 1967 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Used I signs on it, rabbit-sign, nice sign, signs on, so signs The source is listed as 1895 J A Folklore viii, 35 in DNE with slightly different citation but the meaning conveyed is same as that on card. 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
A sign
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description sign n - a small portion. At dinner a person is asked if he will have a little more. He replies "Just a sign" - meaning half a plateful. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story May 1967 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Used I signs on it, rabbit-sign, nice sign, signs on, so signs The source is listed as 1895 J A Folklore viii, 35 in DNE with slightly different citation but the meaning conveyed is same as that on card.
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title A sign
title_short A sign
title_full A sign
title_fullStr A sign
title_full_unstemmed A sign
title_sort sign
publishDate 1967
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genre Newfoundland
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation S
1958 Nfld Dishes 95
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16624
S_16624_sign n
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