spruced up

spruced up . . . He decided he would get all "spruced up". (Dress quite grand). --- If my uncle saw someone dressed in 'their Sunday best" (wearing nice clothes and dressed quite well) he would remark, "Where are you going all spruced up? You're dressed up like a stick...

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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/58788
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/58788 2023-12-31T10:18:31+01:00 spruced up 1972/01/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58788 eng eng S Myrtle L. Ackerman, 71-4/35 & 49 Sydney Cove, B.B. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 24837 S_24837_spruced up http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58788 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 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z spruced up . . . He decided he would get all "spruced up". (Dress quite grand). --- If my uncle saw someone dressed in 'their Sunday best" (wearing nice clothes and dressed quite well) he would remark, "Where are you going all spruced up? You're dressed up like a stick of gum." JH JAN 1972 Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)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
spruced up
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description spruced up . . . He decided he would get all "spruced up". (Dress quite grand). --- If my uncle saw someone dressed in 'their Sunday best" (wearing nice clothes and dressed quite well) he would remark, "Where are you going all spruced up? You're dressed up like a stick of gum." JH JAN 1972 Not used Not used Withdrawn
format Manuscript
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publishDate 1972
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58788
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
Myrtle L. Ackerman, 71-4/35 & 49
Sydney Cove, B.B.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
24837
S_24837_spruced up
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