slip (n); slips

slip n .put out a lot o' slips,you know,when _ in the fall o' the year the youngsters _ last goin' off the young fellers,you know,put out a lot o' slips; big batch o' snow come an' them slips be snowed in. Now when the rabbits run in the spring they get _ you know,(eati...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/52738
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Summary:slip n .put out a lot o' slips,you know,when _ in the fall o' the year the youngsters _ last goin' off the young fellers,you know,put out a lot o' slips; big batch o' snow come an' them slips be snowed in. Now when the rabbits run in the spring they get _ you know,(eatin' the)* slip - rotten. Yes DNE-cit J. D. A. WIDDOWSON APR 1974 ( * unclear. Could be _eaten slip_ ) Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I ~place, ~shod(s) Cited quotation partially used in DNE.

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