leary n

leary n [PT] 'So and so came with this big leary about living in Toronto.' 'She went into a big leary [about the incident.]' Apparently means something like 'a yarn', 'an elaborate anecdote'. Yes DNE Sup Prom.: [Phonetics elicited without prompting term,25/8/1...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1988
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/40951 2023-12-31T10:18:52+01:00 leary n 1988/08/29 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/40951 eng eng L Tom Dawe Reported by Tom Dawe from older inhabitant of Conception Bay, south; shore. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 12929 L_12929_leary n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/40951 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 1988 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:32Z leary n [PT] 'So and so came with this big leary about living in Toronto.' 'She went into a big leary [about the incident.]' Apparently means something like 'a yarn', 'an elaborate anecdote'. Yes DNE Sup Prom.: [Phonetics elicited without prompting term,25/8/1989] JW G. M. Story AUG. 29 1988 [check] WK Not used Not used Queried Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 24 Jun 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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description leary n [PT] 'So and so came with this big leary about living in Toronto.' 'She went into a big leary [about the incident.]' Apparently means something like 'a yarn', 'an elaborate anecdote'. Yes DNE Sup Prom.: [Phonetics elicited without prompting term,25/8/1989] JW G. M. Story AUG. 29 1988 [check] WK Not used Not used Queried Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 24 Jun 2015
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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Tom Dawe
Reported by Tom Dawe from older inhabitant of Conception Bay, south; shore.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
12929
L_12929_leary n
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