machine

machine n With a heavy load on[the woodmen's] /backs, I have seen them slide down [on homemade skis] erect, and at almost railway speed. I must confess I was foolish enough to try my skill with a pare of these machine^ on my ^s feet, and was rewarded with a bound of about ten feet down the hill...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1989
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/56515
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/56515 2023-12-31T10:19:19+01:00 machine 1989/04/06 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/56515 eng eng M 1861 De Boilieu 21 3-4 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15800 M_15800_machine n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/56515 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 1989 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:32Z machine n With a heavy load on[the woodmen's] /backs, I have seen them slide down [on homemade skis] erect, and at almost railway speed. I must confess I was foolish enough to try my skill with a pare of these machine^ on my ^s feet, and was rewarded with a bound of about ten feet down the hill, with sundry bruises for my pains. Check OED. Is this B's usage, or easily the usage of his co-workers? APR 6 1989 AUG 1 1988 WK Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used Sup CHUMMY� 2, Checked by Rebecca Nolan on Fri 25 Sep 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
machine
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description machine n With a heavy load on[the woodmen's] /backs, I have seen them slide down [on homemade skis] erect, and at almost railway speed. I must confess I was foolish enough to try my skill with a pare of these machine^ on my ^s feet, and was rewarded with a bound of about ten feet down the hill, with sundry bruises for my pains. Check OED. Is this B's usage, or easily the usage of his co-workers? APR 6 1989 AUG 1 1988 WK Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used Sup CHUMMY� 2, Checked by Rebecca Nolan on Fri 25 Sep 2015
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title machine
title_short machine
title_full machine
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title_full_unstemmed machine
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publishDate 1989
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/56515
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 M
1861 De Boilieu 21 3-4
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15800
M_15800_machine n
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