salt-water rocks

salt water . . . [In winter] every night about an hour before going to bed, _salt-water_rocks_ which had been heated in the oven were placed in ghe bed. Those rocks were shaped much like a curling-stone and were very smooth/ Those used in our house had been given to my mother by her mother, and pres...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/57953
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/57953 2023-12-31T10:19:26+01:00 salt-water rocks 1971/10/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/57953 eng eng S Marcus Hopkins, 70-15/51 Heart's Content, T.B. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13405 S_13405_salt water http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/57953 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 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:28Z salt water . . . [In winter] every night about an hour before going to bed, _salt-water_rocks_ which had been heated in the oven were placed in ghe bed. Those rocks were shaped much like a curling-stone and were very smooth/ Those used in our house had been given to my mother by her mother, and presumably had been obtained somewhere where heavy seas would roll the rocks on the beaches and in time they were worn smooth. Of course after rocks were removed from the oven they were wrapped in old clothing such as sweaters so as not to burn the feet DNE-cit JH 10/71 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I [see 'lap rock'] 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
salt-water rocks
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description salt water . . . [In winter] every night about an hour before going to bed, _salt-water_rocks_ which had been heated in the oven were placed in ghe bed. Those rocks were shaped much like a curling-stone and were very smooth/ Those used in our house had been given to my mother by her mother, and presumably had been obtained somewhere where heavy seas would roll the rocks on the beaches and in time they were worn smooth. Of course after rocks were removed from the oven they were wrapped in old clothing such as sweaters so as not to burn the feet DNE-cit JH 10/71 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I [see 'lap rock']
format Manuscript
title salt-water rocks
title_short salt-water rocks
title_full salt-water rocks
title_fullStr salt-water rocks
title_full_unstemmed salt-water rocks
title_sort salt-water rocks
publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/57953
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
Marcus Hopkins, 70-15/51
Heart's Content, T.B.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13405
S_13405_salt water
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