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stun a _stun_ as a _caplin_ [PT] JW My informant used this to describe a friend of his, who had done something really stupid. This simile was appropriate because of the comparison to the caplin which are stupid enough to come so close to shore as to be caught. DICT CEN. DNE-cit [check] JW Used I and...

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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/44451 2023-12-31T10:15:20+01:00 _stun_ xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/44451 eng eng S 68 71 -127 Vincent Wilson H. 27 U.C. Corner Brook July 6/71 July 6/71 Harry Sutton None teacher 24 Spaniards Bay St. John's Ang. From his community during his boyhood. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 21158 S_21158_stun a http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/44451 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 2023-12-04T11:29:34Z stun a _stun_ as a _caplin_ [PT] JW My informant used this to describe a friend of his, who had done something really stupid. This simile was appropriate because of the comparison to the caplin which are stupid enough to come so close to shore as to be caught. DICT CEN. DNE-cit [check] JW Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used stunpoll, 'blockhead', stunned whooper Card marked DNE-cit, but not used. NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY. Same as card S_21160. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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description stun a _stun_ as a _caplin_ [PT] JW My informant used this to describe a friend of his, who had done something really stupid. This simile was appropriate because of the comparison to the caplin which are stupid enough to come so close to shore as to be caught. DICT CEN. DNE-cit [check] JW Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used stunpoll, 'blockhead', stunned whooper Card marked DNE-cit, but not used. NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY. Same as card S_21160.
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68 71 -127
Vincent Wilson H. 27 U.C. Corner Brook July 6/71 July 6/71 Harry Sutton None teacher 24 Spaniards Bay St. John's Ang. From his community during his boyhood.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
21158
S_21158_stun a
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