posten shores

post n The houses (which suggest the "cliff dw ellings" of ancient days) are built on piles (_posten shores_, in the vernacular of the coast), set in crevices of the cliff, and are reached by a series of platforms made of _longers_ (small poles) covered with sods. [pos's 'n'...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/63304 2023-12-31T10:18:48+01:00 posten shores image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63304 eng eng P 1909 BROWNE 241 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14048 P_14048_post n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63304 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 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z post n The houses (which suggest the "cliff dw ellings" of ancient days) are built on piles (_posten shores_, in the vernacular of the coast), set in crevices of the cliff, and are reached by a series of platforms made of _longers_ (small poles) covered with sods. [pos's 'n' shores WK] NOV 16 1981 Used I and Sup Not used Not used [See _shore_: Cartwright, posts and shores.] Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
posten shores
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description post n The houses (which suggest the "cliff dw ellings" of ancient days) are built on piles (_posten shores_, in the vernacular of the coast), set in crevices of the cliff, and are reached by a series of platforms made of _longers_ (small poles) covered with sods. [pos's 'n' shores WK] NOV 16 1981 Used I and Sup Not used Not used [See _shore_: Cartwright, posts and shores.]
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title posten shores
title_short posten shores
title_full posten shores
title_fullStr posten shores
title_full_unstemmed posten shores
title_sort posten shores
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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1909 BROWNE 241
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14048
P_14048_post n
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