skun

scun 2 v skun - used to describe doing hard work like hauling or "skunning" up a trap, or one term an old man in Plate Cove East often used was to "skun that old punt up on the beach and scrape her." They also had to "skun water and wood". This was bringing water into t...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1975
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50595
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/50595 2023-12-31T10:19:01+01:00 skun 1975/06/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50595 eng eng S J. Philpott 75-140 Plate Cove East References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14405 S_14405_scun 2 v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50595 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 1975 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:34Z scun 2 v skun - used to describe doing hard work like hauling or "skunning" up a trap, or one term an old man in Plate Cove East often used was to "skun that old punt up on the beach and scrape her." They also had to "skun water and wood". This was bringing water into the house. DNE-cit JH 6/75 Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I skun Source listed in DNE as C 75-140. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
skun
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description scun 2 v skun - used to describe doing hard work like hauling or "skunning" up a trap, or one term an old man in Plate Cove East often used was to "skun that old punt up on the beach and scrape her." They also had to "skun water and wood". This was bringing water into the house. DNE-cit JH 6/75 Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I skun Source listed in DNE as C 75-140.
format Manuscript
title skun
title_short skun
title_full skun
title_fullStr skun
title_full_unstemmed skun
title_sort skun
publishDate 1975
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50595
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
J. Philpott 75-140
Plate Cove East
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14405
S_14405_scun 2 v
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/50595
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