lazy-stick

lazy a To decide who was the stronger, two men would sit on the floor or the ground facing each other. Each would place the soles of his feet against the soles of the feet of his opponent. Some other person would place a round stick, about two inches in diameter, and three feet long, midway between...

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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/53096
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/53096 2023-12-31T10:19:24+01:00 lazy-stick 1973/03/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53096 eng eng L Boyd Trask, 68-24 Ms/208 Elliston, T.B. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14884 L_14884_lazy a http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53096 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 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:27Z lazy a To decide who was the stronger, two men would sit on the floor or the ground facing each other. Each would place the soles of his feet against the soles of the feet of his opponent. Some other person would place a round stick, about two inches in diameter, and three feet long, midway between them. The contestants would catch hold of the stick, and at the word 'go', they would pull as hard as they were able. This stick was called a 'lazy-stick.' DNE-cit G. M. Story MAR 1973 JH MAR 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I lazy man's load, lazy-stick, lady stick Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 14 Jul 2015 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
lazy-stick
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description lazy a To decide who was the stronger, two men would sit on the floor or the ground facing each other. Each would place the soles of his feet against the soles of the feet of his opponent. Some other person would place a round stick, about two inches in diameter, and three feet long, midway between them. The contestants would catch hold of the stick, and at the word 'go', they would pull as hard as they were able. This stick was called a 'lazy-stick.' DNE-cit G. M. Story MAR 1973 JH MAR 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I lazy man's load, lazy-stick, lady stick Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 14 Jul 2015
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title lazy-stick
title_short lazy-stick
title_full lazy-stick
title_fullStr lazy-stick
title_full_unstemmed lazy-stick
title_sort lazy-stick
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53096
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 L
Boyd Trask, 68-24 Ms/208
Elliston, T.B.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14884
L_14884_lazy a
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