_"Scrawb"_
scrob v to scratch someone. "I'll scrawb your eyes out." Seems to be a Newfoundland word, at least heard in St. John's. I heard this at Greenwood Cres., near Mount Pearl, and in Old Topsail Road, St. John's West. I've hear this from small children; my father, Cyril, and...
Format: | Manuscript |
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Language: | English |
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1966
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58687 |
Summary: | scrob v to scratch someone. "I'll scrawb your eyes out." Seems to be a Newfoundland word, at least heard in St. John's. I heard this at Greenwood Cres., near Mount Pearl, and in Old Topsail Road, St. John's West. I've hear this from small children; my father, Cyril, and my brother, Andrew have both heard this word many times. This is from my memory. DICT CEN. DNE-cit DEC 1 1966 Used I Used I Not used scraub, scrawb NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY Card marked DNE-cit, but not used. |
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