maid
maid n In Newfoundland it is only where the people have been intermixed with persons from other quarters that [girl] has been used, and in more remote places it is perhaps not used yet, the word "maid," pronounced may-id, being almost universally employed instead. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M...
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| Language: | English |
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1959
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/47494 |
| Summary: | maid n In Newfoundland it is only where the people have been intermixed with persons from other quarters that [girl] has been used, and in more remote places it is perhaps not used yet, the word "maid," pronounced may-id, being almost universally employed instead. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story June 1959 Not Used SP 04/10 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used MAIDEN, maid racket, maid teacher Checked by Rebecca Nolan on Wed 30 Sep 2015, Stamped but not used |
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