Shem

shim n the same as the English word _shim_, which denotes a small piece of metal placed between two parts of a machine to make a fit. The word is also used in a similar way in stone-working. In Newfoundland it is employed to denote a thin piece of wood placed between the timber and plank of a vessel...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1959
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51489
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/51489 2023-12-31T10:17:05+01:00 Shem 1959/08/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51489 eng eng S 1897 PATTERSON Dialect of Nfld 209 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16067 S_16067_shim n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51489 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 1959 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:30Z shim n the same as the English word _shim_, which denotes a small piece of metal placed between two parts of a machine to make a fit. The word is also used in a similar way in stone-working. In Newfoundland it is employed to denote a thin piece of wood placed between the timber and plank of a vessel, where the plank does not fit solidly. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story August 1959 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 4 Used I shem, Shin, MUNDLE, SLICE, wedge, [see 'shim'] The source is listed as 1897 J A Folklore x, 209 in DNE and only part of the cited quotation on card is in DNE. 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
Shem
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description shim n the same as the English word _shim_, which denotes a small piece of metal placed between two parts of a machine to make a fit. The word is also used in a similar way in stone-working. In Newfoundland it is employed to denote a thin piece of wood placed between the timber and plank of a vessel, where the plank does not fit solidly. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story August 1959 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 4 Used I shem, Shin, MUNDLE, SLICE, wedge, [see 'shim'] The source is listed as 1897 J A Folklore x, 209 in DNE and only part of the cited quotation on card is in DNE.
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title Shem
title_short Shem
title_full Shem
title_fullStr Shem
title_full_unstemmed Shem
title_sort shem
publishDate 1959
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51489
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
1897 PATTERSON Dialect of Nfld 209
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16067
S_16067_shim n
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