swindgin

swinge v The term in my dialect means to burn lightly. It is, however, used in a serious manner when referring to the burning of down off sea birds, ducks, terrs etc. When you swindge a bird you take a swindgin stick, a slender round wooden rod, push it through the mouth, down into the stomach of bi...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/40707 2023-12-31T10:19:15+01:00 swindgin xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/40707 eng eng S Informant Robert Hollett Age -31 Home - St.John's, originally Spencer's cove, PB. Nov 19/75 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 21619 S_21619_swinge v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/40707 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 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:28Z swinge v The term in my dialect means to burn lightly. It is, however, used in a serious manner when referring to the burning of down off sea birds, ducks, terrs etc. When you swindge a bird you take a swindgin stick, a slender round wooden rod, push it through the mouth, down into the stomach of bird and hold it over a wood fire untill the down has bunt off and the fat drips into the flames. The bird has been then swindged. Yes File Nov 19/75 DNE-cit Robert Hollett Used I Not used Not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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description swinge v The term in my dialect means to burn lightly. It is, however, used in a serious manner when referring to the burning of down off sea birds, ducks, terrs etc. When you swindge a bird you take a swindgin stick, a slender round wooden rod, push it through the mouth, down into the stomach of bird and hold it over a wood fire untill the down has bunt off and the fat drips into the flames. The bird has been then swindged. Yes File Nov 19/75 DNE-cit Robert Hollett Used I Not used Not used
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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Informant Robert Hollett Age -31
Home - St.John's, originally Spencer's cove, PB. Nov 19/75
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
21619
S_21619_swinge v
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/40707
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