Scrawb

scrob v Meaning to scratch someone. "I'll scrawb your eyes out." Seems to be a Newfoundland word, at least heard in St. John's. I heard this at Greenwood Cres., near Mout Pearl, and on Old Topsail Road, St. John's West. I've heard this from small children; my father, Cy...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/47400
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/47400 2023-12-31T10:14:52+01:00 Scrawb xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/47400 eng eng S Paul Vavasour English 340, 66/67 St. John's References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14049 S_14049_scrob v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/47400 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 2023-12-04T11:29:41Z scrob v Meaning to scratch someone. "I'll scrawb your eyes out." Seems to be a Newfoundland word, at least heard in St. John's. I heard this at Greenwood Cres., near Mout Pearl, and on Old Topsail Road, St. John's West. I've heard this from small children; my father, Cyril, and my brother, Andrew have both heard this word used many times. This is from my memory. Used I Used I Not used scraub, scrawb Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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Scrawb
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description scrob v Meaning to scratch someone. "I'll scrawb your eyes out." Seems to be a Newfoundland word, at least heard in St. John's. I heard this at Greenwood Cres., near Mout Pearl, and on Old Topsail Road, St. John's West. I've heard this from small children; my father, Cyril, and my brother, Andrew have both heard this word used many times. This is from my memory. Used I Used I Not used scraub, scrawb
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title Scrawb
title_short Scrawb
title_full Scrawb
title_fullStr Scrawb
title_full_unstemmed Scrawb
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op_source Department of Folklore
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
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14049
S_14049_scrob v
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