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mot The game of marbles or alleys always signalled the beginning of Spring fairs. Kids 4-8 years of age played the game. The objective of the game was to win as many alleys as you could. The game was played by any number of kids, although usually 3-4 played it at one time. Each kid tossed 3 marbles...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51239
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/51239 2023-12-31T10:16:19+01:00 _mot_ image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51239 eng eng M 137 COL. No. 69-9 David Courtney Eng340 25 Kilbride other kids friends 4-8 Kilbride other Kids Kilbride 1946 Kilbride 1946 November 16,1968 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14401 M_14401_mot http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51239 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 2023-12-04T11:29:34Z mot The game of marbles or alleys always signalled the beginning of Spring fairs. Kids 4-8 years of age played the game. The objective of the game was to win as many alleys as you could. The game was played by any number of kids, although usually 3-4 played it at one time. Each kid tossed 3 marbles towards a hole made in the ground called a "_mot_.", from about 10-15 feet away. The player with the alley closest to or in the mot DICT CEN. NOV 16 1968 [check] [check] Used I Used I Not used Newfoundland Folklore Survey Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
_mot_
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description mot The game of marbles or alleys always signalled the beginning of Spring fairs. Kids 4-8 years of age played the game. The objective of the game was to win as many alleys as you could. The game was played by any number of kids, although usually 3-4 played it at one time. Each kid tossed 3 marbles towards a hole made in the ground called a "_mot_.", from about 10-15 feet away. The player with the alley closest to or in the mot DICT CEN. NOV 16 1968 [check] [check] Used I Used I Not used Newfoundland Folklore Survey
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url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51239
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 M
137 COL. No. 69-9
David Courtney Eng340 25 Kilbride other kids friends 4-8 Kilbride other Kids Kilbride 1946 Kilbride 1946 November 16,1968
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14401
M_14401_mot
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