silver thaw

silver thaw n There is a tradition that our ancestors, who flocked to this country in such numbers in the beginning of the century, were induced to emigrate by the prospect of becoming immensely rich in a short time, by simply gathering money after a "silver thaw." It is very probable that...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/54971 2023-12-31T10:19:15+01:00 silver thaw xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/54971 eng eng S 1893 The Trade Review - Christmas Number 13 Sandra Penney July 2, 1969 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16681 S_16681_silver thaw n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/54971 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 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z silver thaw n There is a tradition that our ancestors, who flocked to this country in such numbers in the beginning of the century, were induced to emigrate by the prospect of becoming immensely rich in a short time, by simply gathering money after a "silver thaw." It is very probable that this witticism originated in the humorous imagination of some droll Irishman when describing the country to his newly- arrived and uninitiated fellow-countrymen. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit [-] DEVINE [-] Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I GLITTER, SILVER FROST. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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silver thaw
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description silver thaw n There is a tradition that our ancestors, who flocked to this country in such numbers in the beginning of the century, were induced to emigrate by the prospect of becoming immensely rich in a short time, by simply gathering money after a "silver thaw." It is very probable that this witticism originated in the humorous imagination of some droll Irishman when describing the country to his newly- arrived and uninitiated fellow-countrymen. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit [-] DEVINE [-] Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I GLITTER, SILVER FROST.
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title_full silver thaw
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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1893 The Trade Review - Christmas Number 13
Sandra Penney July 2, 1969
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16681
S_16681_silver thaw n
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