sign, a
sign n "A sign' - a small portion. Refers to a small quantity of tobacco, food, etc. At dinner a person asked to have more may reply just a "sign" meaning only a little. DNE-cit JH 6/75 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Used I signs on it, rabbit-sign, nice sign, signs on, so signs The sou...
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| Language: | English |
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1975
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/42534 2023-12-31T10:18:53+01:00 sign, a 1975/06/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/42534 eng eng S F Douglas 75-145 Fortune References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16626 S_16626_sign n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/42534 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 1975 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z sign n "A sign' - a small portion. Refers to a small quantity of tobacco, food, etc. At dinner a person asked to have more may reply just a "sign" meaning only a little. DNE-cit JH 6/75 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 C 75-14 in DNE. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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Open Polar |
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Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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English |
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English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador |
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English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador sign, a |
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English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador |
| description |
sign n "A sign' - a small portion. Refers to a small quantity of tobacco, food, etc. At dinner a person asked to have more may reply just a "sign" meaning only a little. DNE-cit JH 6/75 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 C 75-14 in DNE. |
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sign, a |
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sign, a |
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sign, a |
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sign, a |
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sign, a |
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sign, a |
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1975 |
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http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/42534 |
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Newfoundland |
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Newfoundland |
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Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore |
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S F Douglas 75-145 Fortune References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16626 S_16626_sign n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/42534 |
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