apples

apple n The better quality potatoes were known as "apples". These were for the rich or good potato growers. The "bumpers" were an inferior quality of potato and those grown inCalvert, Nfld. could be considered bumpers. [see 'Scotch Apples'] DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I...

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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/4299 2023-12-31T10:18:27+01:00 apples xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/4299 eng eng A Alice M. Murphy, 71-24/36 from Karl Sullivan, Calvert Calvert References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13403 A_13403_apple n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/4299 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 2023-12-04T11:29:38Z apple n The better quality potatoes were known as "apples". These were for the rich or good potato growers. The "bumpers" were an inferior quality of potato and those grown inCalvert, Nfld. could be considered bumpers. [see 'Scotch Apples'] DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I Scotch Apples Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 11 Aug 2014 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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apples
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description apple n The better quality potatoes were known as "apples". These were for the rich or good potato growers. The "bumpers" were an inferior quality of potato and those grown inCalvert, Nfld. could be considered bumpers. [see 'Scotch Apples'] DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I Scotch Apples Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 11 Aug 2014
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title_short apples
title_full apples
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title_full_unstemmed apples
title_sort apples
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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Alice M. Murphy, 71-24/36
from Karl Sullivan, Calvert Calvert
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13403
A_13403_apple n
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