_pathbeater_
path n "_beating the paths_" - being out an awful lot Used particularly in Newfoundland homes referring to their teenage sons & daughters. I well remember from my teenage days my father would call me nothing else but a "_pathbeater_" always out. Yes DICT CEN DNE-cit JW Used I...
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| Summary: | path n "_beating the paths_" - being out an awful lot Used particularly in Newfoundland homes referring to their teenage sons & daughters. I well remember from my teenage days my father would call me nothing else but a "_pathbeater_" always out. Yes DICT CEN DNE-cit JW Used I Used I 4 Not used path-road, path-beater,path-walloper,WOOD PATH,FUR PATH. TRAP LINE,BEATER 2,'lower pat-h' , 'upper pat-h,[ see 'path-walloper', 'streetbeater', etc. NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY |
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