splits

split n Small pieces of wood prepared for making the fire This was a means of augmenting the earnings of people from the nearby outports, notably St. Philips and Torbay in the days before oil-heating. The splits would be put together in small bundles of varied sizes (priced accordingly) and tied wit...

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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/40969
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/40969 2023-12-31T10:19:02+01:00 splits 1973/11/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/40969 eng eng S Aly O'Brien, St. John's St. John's References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 18813 S_18813_split n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/40969 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 2023-12-04T11:29:32Z split n Small pieces of wood prepared for making the fire This was a means of augmenting the earnings of people from the nearby outports, notably St. Philips and Torbay in the days before oil-heating. The splits would be put together in small bundles of varied sizes (priced accordingly) and tied with wire or enclosed in hoops made of wire or gads. JH 11/73 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used BAVIN, PRATT, ~ man, ~ merchant. 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
splits
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description split n Small pieces of wood prepared for making the fire This was a means of augmenting the earnings of people from the nearby outports, notably St. Philips and Torbay in the days before oil-heating. The splits would be put together in small bundles of varied sizes (priced accordingly) and tied with wire or enclosed in hoops made of wire or gads. JH 11/73 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used BAVIN, PRATT, ~ man, ~ merchant.
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title splits
title_short splits
title_full splits
title_fullStr splits
title_full_unstemmed splits
title_sort splits
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/40969
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 S
Aly O'Brien, St. John's
St. John's
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
18813
S_18813_split n
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