nobble

nobble To nobble is to drag on the ground [e.g. sticks of wood]. The slide, or catamaran, can only be used on the snow. If wood be wanted before the snow fall, it must be 'spelled out,' that is, carried on men's shoulders; and when some snow has fallen, but not sufficient to make a go...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/60467 2023-12-31T10:19:15+01:00 nobble image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/60467 eng eng N 1866 WILSON Nfld & Its Missionaries 215 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13764 N_13764_nobble http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/60467 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 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:39Z nobble To nobble is to drag on the ground [e.g. sticks of wood]. The slide, or catamaran, can only be used on the snow. If wood be wanted before the snow fall, it must be 'spelled out,' that is, carried on men's shoulders; and when some snow has fallen, but not sufficient to make a good path, the stick of wood is nobbled out. To nobble is to drag on the ground. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story July 1957 Used I Used I Used I [see 'hobble', 'spancel', 'clog', etc.] Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
nobble
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description nobble To nobble is to drag on the ground [e.g. sticks of wood]. The slide, or catamaran, can only be used on the snow. If wood be wanted before the snow fall, it must be 'spelled out,' that is, carried on men's shoulders; and when some snow has fallen, but not sufficient to make a good path, the stick of wood is nobbled out. To nobble is to drag on the ground. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story July 1957 Used I Used I Used I [see 'hobble', 'spancel', 'clog', etc.]
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title_full nobble
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation N
1866 WILSON Nfld & Its Missionaries 215
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13764
N_13764_nobble
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