squatum

squatum n "When did Christmas really start in theold days?" sex Ned. "Well now by," sez the skipper, "it really started the end of August when we picked the whorts for squatum," says he. "Squatum," sez I, "what's that?" "Oh shucks," se...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1977
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/55242
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/55242 2023-12-31T10:19:11+01:00 squatum 1977/09/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/55242 eng eng S 1964 _Evening Telegram_ 24 Dec page 29 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 19526 S_19526_squatum n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/55242 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 1977 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:38Z squatum n "When did Christmas really start in theold days?" sex Ned. "Well now by," sez the skipper, "it really started the end of August when we picked the whorts for squatum," says he. "Squatum," sez I, "what's that?" "Oh shucks," sez the skipper, "whort wine or what you now call blueberry wine. It was called that because the women had to squat up the berries with a potato masher," sez he. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story 9/77 JH 9/77 Used I Used I 1 Used I squat, squeeze Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
squatum
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description squatum n "When did Christmas really start in theold days?" sex Ned. "Well now by," sez the skipper, "it really started the end of August when we picked the whorts for squatum," says he. "Squatum," sez I, "what's that?" "Oh shucks," sez the skipper, "whort wine or what you now call blueberry wine. It was called that because the women had to squat up the berries with a potato masher," sez he. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story 9/77 JH 9/77 Used I Used I 1 Used I squat, squeeze
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title_full squatum
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title_sort squatum
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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
1964 _Evening Telegram_ 24 Dec page 29
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
19526
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