pummy (noun)

pummy n Mixture of chunks of ice and slush _on the sea_ (not in fresh water) caused by forceful contact of ice against ice or ice against other solid object such as shore or wharf. Figurative meaning as in: "The boxer's face was beat to a pummy." "I beat the old dog harp's h...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1977
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/62779 2023-12-31T10:19:11+01:00 pummy (noun) 1977/09/02 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62779 eng eng P Harold Paddock, 2. Sept., 1977 N.E Coast References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14638 P_14638_pummy n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62779 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 1977 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:32Z pummy n Mixture of chunks of ice and slush _on the sea_ (not in fresh water) caused by forceful contact of ice against ice or ice against other solid object such as shore or wharf. Figurative meaning as in: "The boxer's face was beat to a pummy." "I beat the old dog harp's head to a pummy before he give up." Here pummy is used of the result of an attack with a bluntish instrument such as fist, club, or gaff. DNE-cit JH 9/77 Used I Used I Used I Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
pummy (noun)
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description pummy n Mixture of chunks of ice and slush _on the sea_ (not in fresh water) caused by forceful contact of ice against ice or ice against other solid object such as shore or wharf. Figurative meaning as in: "The boxer's face was beat to a pummy." "I beat the old dog harp's head to a pummy before he give up." Here pummy is used of the result of an attack with a bluntish instrument such as fist, club, or gaff. DNE-cit JH 9/77 Used I Used I Used I
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title_full pummy (noun)
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title_full_unstemmed pummy (noun)
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publishDate 1977
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62779
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 P
Harold Paddock, 2. Sept., 1977
N.E Coast
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
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P_14638_pummy n
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