_mousers_

mouse In my father's family he said that all old tomcats were always called _mousers_ (MAH_OO_SIRS). he said that the family always called these cats by this name, probably because of the deep, loud meow they made at night. However, I've heard our female cat let go with the same sort of so...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1968
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/57573
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/57573 2023-12-31T10:15:19+01:00 _mousers_ 1968/10/27 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/57573 eng eng M 103 67-20 [X] Collected by: Paul Vavasour English 340 22 St. John's Cyril Vavasour father Superint'd 52 St. John's Memory St. John's c.1918-to date St. John's October 1966 Oct. 20, 1966 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16012 M_16012_mouse http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/57573 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 1968 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z mouse In my father's family he said that all old tomcats were always called _mousers_ (MAH_OO_SIRS). he said that the family always called these cats by this name, probably because of the deep, loud meow they made at night. However, I've heard our female cat let go with the same sort of sound, and father would say "here's a mauser around." Heard from 1920's onward. cat Yes DICT CEN. OCT 27 1968 Not used Not used Withdrawn Newfoundland Folklore Survey Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)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
_mousers_
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description mouse In my father's family he said that all old tomcats were always called _mousers_ (MAH_OO_SIRS). he said that the family always called these cats by this name, probably because of the deep, loud meow they made at night. However, I've heard our female cat let go with the same sort of sound, and father would say "here's a mauser around." Heard from 1920's onward. cat Yes DICT CEN. OCT 27 1968 Not used Not used Withdrawn Newfoundland Folklore Survey
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title _mousers_
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title_full _mousers_
title_fullStr _mousers_
title_full_unstemmed _mousers_
title_sort _mousers_
publishDate 1968
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/57573
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
103 67-20
[X] Collected by: Paul Vavasour English 340 22 St. John's Cyril Vavasour father Superint'd 52 St. John's Memory St. John's c.1918-to date St. John's October 1966 Oct. 20, 1966
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16012
M_16012_mouse
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