privy
privy Nature's call was answered in an outdoor toilet, called _the cans_. This was a term borrowed from the jargon of coal miners. Many older men found employment in the coal mines of Nova Scotia during the early part of this century. . . . To the older people, an outdoor toilet was a _privy_....
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Language: | English |
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1969
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62805 |
| Summary: | privy Nature's call was answered in an outdoor toilet, called _the cans_. This was a term borrowed from the jargon of coal miners. Many older men found employment in the coal mines of Nova Scotia during the early part of this century. . . . To the older people, an outdoor toilet was a _privy_. JH-25-11-69 Not used Not used Withdrawn |
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