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_....

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1969
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62805
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/62805 2023-12-31T10:18:38+01:00 privy 1969/11/25 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62805 eng eng P Allan J. Cole, English 240 1968 Victoria, C.B. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 17092 P_17092_privy http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62805 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 1969 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:32Z 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 JH-25-11-69 Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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description 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 JH-25-11-69 Not used Not used Withdrawn
format Manuscript
title privy
title_short privy
title_full privy
title_fullStr privy
title_full_unstemmed privy
title_sort privy
publishDate 1969
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62805
genre Newfoundland
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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 P
Allan J. Cole, English 240 1968
Victoria, C.B.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
17092
P_17092_privy
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