spring man

spring2 n Around every autumn when boys were raiding apple and plum trees at night there was a rumour spread of a "Spring-man". He was supposed to be a man with springs attached to his feet and he leaped several feet into the air. It is also believed that he looked into windows at night. D...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1976
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58800
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/58800 2023-12-31T10:19:21+01:00 spring man 1976/01/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58800 eng eng S 1973 WIDDOWSON Traditional Verbal Control 392 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 19078 S_19078_spring2 n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58800 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 1976 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z spring2 n Around every autumn when boys were raiding apple and plum trees at night there was a rumour spread of a "Spring-man". He was supposed to be a man with springs attached to his feet and he leaped several feet into the air. It is also believed that he looked into windows at night. DNE-cit W.J. KIRWIN JAN 1976 JH JAN 1976 Used I and Sup Used I 5 Used I FISHING SEASON, SEASON, SUMMER, spring flask, ~ hook, ~ snare, ~ stick, spring heel(ed) Jackson, ~ legs, ~ man, spring avens, spring baiting, spring fish, summer fish, spring fishery, summer fishery, spring herring, fall herring, spring hunt, spring ru Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
institution Open Polar
collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spring man
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description spring2 n Around every autumn when boys were raiding apple and plum trees at night there was a rumour spread of a "Spring-man". He was supposed to be a man with springs attached to his feet and he leaped several feet into the air. It is also believed that he looked into windows at night. DNE-cit W.J. KIRWIN JAN 1976 JH JAN 1976 Used I and Sup Used I 5 Used I FISHING SEASON, SEASON, SUMMER, spring flask, ~ hook, ~ snare, ~ stick, spring heel(ed) Jackson, ~ legs, ~ man, spring avens, spring baiting, spring fish, summer fish, spring fishery, summer fishery, spring herring, fall herring, spring hunt, spring ru
format Manuscript
title spring man
title_short spring man
title_full spring man
title_fullStr spring man
title_full_unstemmed spring man
title_sort spring man
publishDate 1976
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58800
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
1973 WIDDOWSON Traditional Verbal Control 392
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
19078
S_19078_spring2 n
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58800
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