stinkers

stinker n large sulphur matches in use before the [second] War. "You could light 'em off the seat of your pants". They came in "combs" with a few dozen on a comb. DNE-cit JH 2/70 Used I Used I Not used The citation is not listed in DNE but the card is stamped.

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53653
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/53653 2023-12-31T10:18:22+01:00 stinkers 1970/02/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53653 eng eng S Wm. Cooper (Mr. F. Best) Jan. 17/69 FL 69-8 Merasheen Is., P.B. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 20367 S_20367_stinker n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53653 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 1970 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z stinker n large sulphur matches in use before the [second] War. "You could light 'em off the seat of your pants". They came in "combs" with a few dozen on a comb. DNE-cit JH 2/70 Used I Used I Not used The citation is not listed in DNE but the card is stamped. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
institution Open Polar
collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
stinkers
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description stinker n large sulphur matches in use before the [second] War. "You could light 'em off the seat of your pants". They came in "combs" with a few dozen on a comb. DNE-cit JH 2/70 Used I Used I Not used The citation is not listed in DNE but the card is stamped.
format Manuscript
title stinkers
title_short stinkers
title_full stinkers
title_fullStr stinkers
title_full_unstemmed stinkers
title_sort stinkers
publishDate 1970
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53653
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
Wm. Cooper (Mr. F. Best) Jan. 17/69
FL 69-8 Merasheen Is., P.B.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
20367
S_20367_stinker n
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