stooks

stooks Throughout the nineteenth century grain was often harvested communally. Both men and women could operate the sickle, but only men worked the scythe and the task of binding ("bunching" in the Avalon, "bundling" in Miramichi) was performed mainly by women and children. . . ....

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50350
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/50350 2023-12-31T10:19:06+01:00 stooks 1974/07/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50350 eng eng S 1974 MANNION Irish Settlements 96 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 25329 S_25329_stooks http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50350 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 1974 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:38Z stooks Throughout the nineteenth century grain was often harvested communally. Both men and women could operate the sickle, but only men worked the scythe and the task of binding ("bunching" in the Avalon, "bundling" in Miramichi) was performed mainly by women and children. . . . The grain was first cut into "swarths" and the sheaves erected into "stooks." Eight sheaves, 4 on either side, formed the characteristic Avalon stook . . . PRINTED ITEM G.M. Story JUL 1974 JH JUL 1974 Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description stooks Throughout the nineteenth century grain was often harvested communally. Both men and women could operate the sickle, but only men worked the scythe and the task of binding ("bunching" in the Avalon, "bundling" in Miramichi) was performed mainly by women and children. . . . The grain was first cut into "swarths" and the sheaves erected into "stooks." Eight sheaves, 4 on either side, formed the characteristic Avalon stook . . . PRINTED ITEM G.M. Story JUL 1974 JH JUL 1974 Not used Not used Withdrawn
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title_short stooks
title_full stooks
title_fullStr stooks
title_full_unstemmed stooks
title_sort stooks
publishDate 1974
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genre Newfoundland
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation S
1974 MANNION Irish Settlements 96
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
25329
S_25329_stooks
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