learn the ropes

learn On the old sailing vessels the first task of the new man on board was to learn the ropes. There were many ropes operating the various sails. The term "learn the ropes" came to be applied to learning the fundamentals of any new job. When I began school, against my will, I was told tha...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58647
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/58647 2023-12-31T10:19:05+01:00 learn the ropes 1972/04/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58647 eng eng L Lloyd Webber, 71-130/37 Cupids References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15527 L_15527_learn http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58647 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 1972 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:28Z learn On the old sailing vessels the first task of the new man on board was to learn the ropes. There were many ropes operating the various sails. The term "learn the ropes" came to be applied to learning the fundamentals of any new job. When I began school, against my will, I was told that I had to at least "learn the ropes" of it. JH 4/72 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 09 Jun 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)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
learn the ropes
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description learn On the old sailing vessels the first task of the new man on board was to learn the ropes. There were many ropes operating the various sails. The term "learn the ropes" came to be applied to learning the fundamentals of any new job. When I began school, against my will, I was told that I had to at least "learn the ropes" of it. JH 4/72 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 09 Jun 2015
format Manuscript
title learn the ropes
title_short learn the ropes
title_full learn the ropes
title_fullStr learn the ropes
title_full_unstemmed learn the ropes
title_sort learn the ropes
publishDate 1972
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58647
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 L
Lloyd Webber, 71-130/37
Cupids
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15527
L_15527_learn
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