berry box
berry1 Men blueberry pickers often used a "berry box" to transport their berries from the barrens to the community. This was a rectangular wooden box, fitted with a hinged cover and having two rope loops about one-third the way down, through which the man thrust his arms. Often there was a...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/5718 2023-12-31T10:19:16+01:00 berry box 1973/09/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5718 eng eng B Murray, Mrs Hilda, MS 70-21, p. 114 Elliston, T.B. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 3636 B_3636_berry1 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5718 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 2023-12-04T11:29:23Z berry1 Men blueberry pickers often used a "berry box" to transport their berries from the barrens to the community. This was a rectangular wooden box, fitted with a hinged cover and having two rope loops about one-third the way down, through which the man thrust his arms. Often there was an addit- ional loop at the other side or back of the box through which he thrust a stick or pole which lodged on his shoulder and thus made the load easier to carry. See cited quotation. DNE-cit GMS Sept 73 Used I and Sup Used I Used I Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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berry1 Men blueberry pickers often used a "berry box" to transport their berries from the barrens to the community. This was a rectangular wooden box, fitted with a hinged cover and having two rope loops about one-third the way down, through which the man thrust his arms. Often there was an addit- ional loop at the other side or back of the box through which he thrust a stick or pole which lodged on his shoulder and thus made the load easier to carry. See cited quotation. DNE-cit GMS Sept 73 Used I and Sup Used I Used I |
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B Murray, Mrs Hilda, MS 70-21, p. 114 Elliston, T.B. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 3636 B_3636_berry1 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5718 |
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