Mousers (mah-oo-sirs)

mouse In my father's family he said that this is what all old tomcats are called. It said that the family always called the cats by this name, probably because of the deep, loud meow they made at night. However, I've heard our female cat let go with the same sort of sound, and my father wo...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/46580 2023-12-31T10:18:59+01:00 Mousers (mah-oo-sirs) xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46580 eng eng M Paul Vavasour English 340, 66/67 St. John's Father- Cyril Vavasour, superintendant, aged 52. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16013 M_16013_mouse http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46580 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 2023-12-04T11:29:26Z mouse In my father's family he said that this is what all old tomcats are called. It said that the family always called the cats by this name, probably because of the deep, loud meow they made at night. However, I've heard our female cat let go with the same sort of sound, and my father would say, "There's a mouser around." Heard from the 1920's onward. cat Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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Mousers (mah-oo-sirs)
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description mouse In my father's family he said that this is what all old tomcats are called. It said that the family always called the cats by this name, probably because of the deep, loud meow they made at night. However, I've heard our female cat let go with the same sort of sound, and my father would say, "There's a mouser around." Heard from the 1920's onward. cat Not used Not used Withdrawn
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title Mousers (mah-oo-sirs)
title_short Mousers (mah-oo-sirs)
title_full Mousers (mah-oo-sirs)
title_fullStr Mousers (mah-oo-sirs)
title_full_unstemmed Mousers (mah-oo-sirs)
title_sort mousers (mah-oo-sirs)
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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Paul Vavasour English 340, 66/67
St. John's Father- Cyril Vavasour, superintendant, aged 52.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16013
M_16013_mouse
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