SPALPEEN

spalpeen : Devine, 46: a hardy boy, satisfied to do chores for small pay or his meals. A day labourer. cf. SPAILPIN, Dinneen, 1092 b: a labourer, a migratory labourer, a common workman etc. Dinneen comments, "this word as [b]spalpeen[b] had become current in English in the 18th century. Arthur...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/52990 2023-12-31T10:18:55+01:00 SPALPEEN xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/52990 eng eng S JORDAN Nfld Quart 1967 26 (44) References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 24439 S_24439_spalpeen http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/52990 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 2023-12-04T11:29:41Z spalpeen : Devine, 46: a hardy boy, satisfied to do chores for small pay or his meals. A day labourer. cf. SPAILPIN, Dinneen, 1092 b: a labourer, a migratory labourer, a common workman etc. Dinneen comments, "this word as [b]spalpeen[b] had become current in English in the 18th century. Arthur Young derives it from [b]spal[b] 'a scythe' and [b]peen[b] 'a penny' ". PRINTED ITEM Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
SPALPEEN
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description spalpeen : Devine, 46: a hardy boy, satisfied to do chores for small pay or his meals. A day labourer. cf. SPAILPIN, Dinneen, 1092 b: a labourer, a migratory labourer, a common workman etc. Dinneen comments, "this word as [b]spalpeen[b] had become current in English in the 18th century. Arthur Young derives it from [b]spal[b] 'a scythe' and [b]peen[b] 'a penny' ". PRINTED ITEM Not used Not used Withdrawn
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title SPALPEEN
title_short SPALPEEN
title_full SPALPEEN
title_fullStr SPALPEEN
title_full_unstemmed SPALPEEN
title_sort spalpeen
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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 S
JORDAN Nfld Quart 1967 26
(44)
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
24439
S_24439_spalpeen
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