straighten up

straighten v _THE LONG HUNGRY MONTH OF MARCH_ .Why March? In the late fall the fishermen, as was customary, would _straighten up_. This means that they would go in and sit down with the merchant to check their credits and debits for the season. If there were a favorable balance, this would be used t...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50092
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/50092 2023-12-31T10:19:26+01:00 straighten up 1971/06/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50092 eng eng S Boyd Trask, 68-24/no no. Elliston, T.B. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 20669 S_20669_straighten v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50092 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 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:27Z straighten v _THE LONG HUNGRY MONTH OF MARCH_ .Why March? In the late fall the fishermen, as was customary, would _straighten up_. This means that they would go in and sit down with the merchant to check their credits and debits for the season. If there were a favorable balance, this would be used to buy provisions for the winter. Usually, for most people, these provisions would last until about the last of February. No credit was allowed before April 1st. As a result, on many occasions March month saw many people merely existing. Hence, the long hungry month of March. JH 6/71 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used SQUARE UP, straighten up, straighten out [see 'settle up', etc.] 'fixed up' Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
straighten up
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description straighten v _THE LONG HUNGRY MONTH OF MARCH_ .Why March? In the late fall the fishermen, as was customary, would _straighten up_. This means that they would go in and sit down with the merchant to check their credits and debits for the season. If there were a favorable balance, this would be used to buy provisions for the winter. Usually, for most people, these provisions would last until about the last of February. No credit was allowed before April 1st. As a result, on many occasions March month saw many people merely existing. Hence, the long hungry month of March. JH 6/71 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used SQUARE UP, straighten up, straighten out [see 'settle up', etc.] 'fixed up'
format Manuscript
title straighten up
title_short straighten up
title_full straighten up
title_fullStr straighten up
title_full_unstemmed straighten up
title_sort straighten up
publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50092
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation S
Boyd Trask, 68-24/no no. Elliston, T.B.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
20669
S_20669_straighten v
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