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seed Around the beginning of May, the men and women began "cutting the seed potato for 'to set'." The "seeds" were pieces of potato containing at least two eyes "in case one eye wouldn't set." They were cut from small potatoes that had been saved from the...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1975
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58727
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/58727 2023-12-31T10:18:38+01:00 seed 1975/10/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58727 eng eng S Willeen Keough, April 22/74 (P74) 38-39 Cape Broyle References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 22701 S_22701_seed http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58727 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 1975 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z seed Around the beginning of May, the men and women began "cutting the seed potato for 'to set'." The "seeds" were pieces of potato containing at least two eyes "in case one eye wouldn't set." They were cut from small potatoes that had been saved from the harvest of the previous year specifically for that purpose. JH 10/75 Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
seed
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description seed Around the beginning of May, the men and women began "cutting the seed potato for 'to set'." The "seeds" were pieces of potato containing at least two eyes "in case one eye wouldn't set." They were cut from small potatoes that had been saved from the harvest of the previous year specifically for that purpose. JH 10/75 Not used Not used Withdrawn
format Manuscript
title seed
title_short seed
title_full seed
title_fullStr seed
title_full_unstemmed seed
title_sort seed
publishDate 1975
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58727
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
Willeen Keough, April 22/74 (P74)
38-39 Cape Broyle
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
22701
S_22701_seed
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58727
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