scroopy

scroopy a Creaking boots are called scroopy boots. In the old days the scrooping of new, "Sunday" boots gave great pleasure to the wearers while walking to church. It indicated a degree of prosperity. I heard an old timer say: "The spring of the big haul of seals, you couldn't he...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1956
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58368
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/58368 2023-12-31T10:18:49+01:00 scroopy 1956/07/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58368 eng eng S 1937 DEVINE Folklore of Nfld 42 also Miss. Mifflin References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14184 S_14184_scroopy a http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58368 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 1956 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:32Z scroopy a Creaking boots are called scroopy boots. In the old days the scrooping of new, "Sunday" boots gave great pleasure to the wearers while walking to church. It indicated a degree of prosperity. I heard an old timer say: "The spring of the big haul of seals, you couldn't hear your ears in church with _scroopy_ boots." PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story July 1956 Used I Used I Used I Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
scroopy
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description scroopy a Creaking boots are called scroopy boots. In the old days the scrooping of new, "Sunday" boots gave great pleasure to the wearers while walking to church. It indicated a degree of prosperity. I heard an old timer say: "The spring of the big haul of seals, you couldn't hear your ears in church with _scroopy_ boots." PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story July 1956 Used I Used I Used I
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title scroopy
title_short scroopy
title_full scroopy
title_fullStr scroopy
title_full_unstemmed scroopy
title_sort scroopy
publishDate 1956
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58368
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
1937 DEVINE Folklore of Nfld 42
also Miss. Mifflin
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14184
S_14184_scroopy a
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