_caplin_

stun a _Stun_ as a _caplin_ [PT] 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. Yes DICT CEN. DNE-cit JW Used I and Sup No...

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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/48784 2023-12-31T10:15:19+01:00 _caplin_ xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/48784 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 21160 S_21160_stun a http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/48784 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 2023-12-04T11:29:23Z stun a _Stun_ as a _caplin_ [PT] 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. Yes DICT CEN. DNE-cit JW Used I and Sup Not used 1 Not used stunpoll, 'blockhead', stunned whooper Card marked DNE-cit, but not used. NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY. Same as card S_21158. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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_caplin_
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description stun a _Stun_ as a _caplin_ [PT] 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. Yes DICT CEN. DNE-cit JW Used I and Sup Not used 1 Not used stunpoll, 'blockhead', stunned whooper Card marked DNE-cit, but not used. NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY. Same as card S_21158.
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
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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
21160
S_21160_stun a
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