skitties

skitty2 n Uncle Tom Trask, Elliston, Trinity Bay, was casting caplin from his punt one day. It was very warm. According to him, this is what happened: "I took off me Cape Ann and me oil-jacket and put them on the dought; the skitties (mosquitoes) was so tick that when I slooed around they was l...

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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/51400
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/51400 2023-12-31T10:19:12+01:00 skitties 1971/06/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51400 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 17192 S_17192_skitty2 n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51400 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 2023-12-04T11:29:30Z skitty2 n Uncle Tom Trask, Elliston, Trinity Bay, was casting caplin from his punt one day. It was very warm. According to him, this is what happened: "I took off me Cape Ann and me oil-jacket and put them on the dought; the skitties (mosquitoes) was so tick that when I slooed around they was lugging away me clothes; one bunch had the Cape Ann, and another had me oil-jacket". DNE-cit JH 6/71 Used I Used I Used I skitties, skeety, skit, MOSOUITO, NIPPER, skiddy, skeety. [see 'mosquito'] 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
skitties
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description skitty2 n Uncle Tom Trask, Elliston, Trinity Bay, was casting caplin from his punt one day. It was very warm. According to him, this is what happened: "I took off me Cape Ann and me oil-jacket and put them on the dought; the skitties (mosquitoes) was so tick that when I slooed around they was lugging away me clothes; one bunch had the Cape Ann, and another had me oil-jacket". DNE-cit JH 6/71 Used I Used I Used I skitties, skeety, skit, MOSOUITO, NIPPER, skiddy, skeety. [see 'mosquito']
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title skitties
title_short skitties
title_full skitties
title_fullStr skitties
title_full_unstemmed skitties
title_sort skitties
publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51400
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
17192
S_17192_skitty2 n
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